Holden Beach surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 21 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
19.8° C
(Which is 1.8°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: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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 (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.3
SE
0.1
SE
1
E
0.8
E
0.7
ESE
0.6
E
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
SE
0.2
ESE
0.9
SSW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)6668106776666784455555544
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121211946856482720201010624405953422822172428
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
NW
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:56PM
1.74
11:14AM
1.31
11:54PM
1.68
12:14PM
1.27
12:55AM
1.60
1:18PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:20AM
0.19
5:14PM
0.08
6:21AM
0.25
6:15PM
0.16
7:25AM
0.30
7:23PM
0.24
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---6:35-------6:33-------6:31----
Sunset------7:47-------7:49-------7:49-
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)
------------------------
Temp. °C181513121517171616171818202121202019171621232220
Feels °C (?)1511971012131314151717181717161617141319191817
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