Holden Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 15 Mar 2026 EDT
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Holden Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Holden Beach sea temperature is
13.5° C
(Which is 7.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Holden Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Holden Beach at 7PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (15 Mar)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (15 Mar)5ft (1.6m)7s

Table - waves today at Holden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
1.2
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.5
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.4
S
2.1
S
1.6
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)557787777888888888888999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33821952552763443452104755537286173562351951247758393950617879
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
W
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34PM
1.23
6:05AM
1.47
6:21PM
1.34
6:48AM
1.51
7:07PM
1.44
7:31AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:55AM
0.40
11:50PM
0.29
12:33PM
0.32
12:37AM
0.23
1:10PM
0.23
1:23AM
0.17
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise-------7:22-------7:20-------7:18
Sunset--7:20-------7:20-------7:21-----
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-24-12721311------------
Temp. °C21202021212120192019201286424810109532
Feels °C (?)181819211919171717151550-1-2-3-12354-1-4-5
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