Holden Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 14 Apr 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
17.9° C
(Which is 3.4°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 6AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (14 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)99910101010109999999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)675659606060444443434241414141414141404039393939
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:23AM
1.42
5:51PM
1.44
6:10AM
1.45
6:39PM
1.56
6:58AM
1.46
7:28PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:19PM
0.33
11:47AM
0.26
12:11AM
0.25
12:28PM
0.17
1:01AM
0.18
1:10PM
0.09
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise---6:43-------6:41-------6:41----
Sunset------7:42-------7:43-------7:44-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212019192123222120201919212222212120202022232221
Feels °C (?)202019192021202019191918192020212119202021212020
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