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The best time to surf Holden Beach is typically when swell comes from the S direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Holden Beach Surf Report & Forecast

Oak Island, North Carolina

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🌬️ WIND

9
kt

🌊 SWELL

0.6
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

0.6ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

10s

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WIND GUSTS

17kt

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AIR TEMP

23°C

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SECONDARY
SWELL

0.6ft @
10s

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PRECIPITATION

0mm

SURF QUALITY

Poor conditions right now. Tiny waves under 1ft with quality 10s ground swell with light 9kt winds Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Sunday

Nov 9

FAIR4 good hours

🌊 0.6-1.2ft 💨 6-10kt 🌡️ 19-25°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	5s	ESE	8kt	SW	21kt	21°C	20°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	ESE	9kt	SW	22kt	21°C	20°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	7s	SE	8kt	SW	23kt	21°C	20°C	0.2mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	9s	SE	7kt	SW	23kt	20°C	19°C	0.3mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	11s	SE	6kt	SW	24kt	19°C	18°C	0.4mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	11s	SE	7kt	SW	23kt	19°C	19°C	0.4mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	11s	SE	7kt	SW	23kt	19°C	19°C	0.4mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	11s	SE	8kt	SW	23kt	19°C	19°C	0.4mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	SE	8kt	SW	21kt	20°C	20°C	0.3mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	SE	8kt	SW	19kt	22°C	21°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	SE	9kt	SW	17kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	SE	9kt	SW	16kt	23°C	23°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	SE	9kt	SW	15kt	24°C	23°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	SE	10kt	SW	15kt	25°C	24°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	8s	SE	9kt	SW	16kt	24°C	23°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	SE	9kt	SSW	17kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	SE	9kt	SSW	18kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	SE	8kt	SSW	19kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	SE	8kt	SSW	20kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	SE	8kt	SW	21kt	20°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	SE	8kt	SW	22kt	20°C	19°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	SE	9kt	SW	22kt	20°C	19°C	0.3mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	SE	10kt	SW	23kt	20°C	19°C	0.4mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	7s	SSE	9kt	WSW	21kt	19°C	18°C	0.5mm

Monday

Nov 10

POOR4 good hours

🌊 0.6-2.0ft 💨 7-14kt 🌡️ 3-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	6s	SSE	8kt	WSW	20kt	18°C	18°C	0.6mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	6s	SSE	7kt	W	18kt	17°C	17°C	0.7mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	6s	S	7kt	W	18kt	16°C	17°C	0.6mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	6s	S	8kt	WNW	17kt	15°C	16°C	0.4mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	6s	SSW	9kt	WNW	16kt	14°C	16°C	0.2mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	6s	SSW	9kt	WNW	16kt	13°C	15°C	0.2mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	6s	SSW	9kt	NW	16kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	5s	SSW	9kt	NW	16kt	11°C	13°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	5s	SSW	9kt	NW	15kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	5s	SSW	9kt	NW	14kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	S	9kt	NW	13kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	S	10kt	NW	13kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	6s	S	10kt	WNW	13kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	6s	S	10kt	WNW	14kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	6s	S	10kt	WNW	14kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	S	9kt	W	15kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	6s	S	8kt	W	15kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	6s	SSE	9kt	W	17kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	SSE	10kt	W	19kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	7s	SE	12kt	W	20kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	SE	13kt	W	22kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	SSE	13kt	WNW	24kt	5°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	SSE	14kt	WNW	26kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	SSE	14kt	WNW	26kt	3°C	8°C	0mm

Tuesday

Nov 11

POOR5 good hours

🌊 0.4-0.7ft 💨 5-14kt 🌡️ 1-9°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	SE	14kt	WNW	25kt	2°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	SE	14kt	WNW	25kt	1°C	7°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	SE	14kt	WNW	26kt	1°C	7°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	SE	13kt	WNW	27kt	1°C	7°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	SE	13kt	WNW	27kt	1°C	7°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	SE	13kt	WNW	27kt	1°C	7°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	SE	12kt	WNW	26kt	1°C	7°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	SE	12kt	WNW	25kt	1°C	7°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	SE	11kt	WNW	21kt	2°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	10s	SE	10kt	WNW	18kt	4°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	10s	SE	9kt	WNW	14kt	5°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	SE	10kt	WNW	15kt	6°C	12°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	SE	10kt	W	15kt	7°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	SE	11kt	W	15kt	8°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	SE	10kt	W	15kt	9°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	10s	SE	10kt	W	15kt	9°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	10s	SE	9kt	W	15kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	10s	SE	8kt	W	15kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	0.4ft	10s	SE	7kt	W	16kt	6°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	0.4ft	10s	SE	6kt	W	16kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	0.4ft	10s	SE	6kt	W	15kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	0.4ft	10s	SE	5kt	WSW	13kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	0.4ft	10s	SE	5kt	WSW	12kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	10s	SE	5kt	WSW	13kt	5°C	9°C	0mm

Wednesday

Nov 12

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.4-0.6ft 💨 6-14kt 🌡️ 6-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	10s	SE	6kt	W	14kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	9s	SE	6kt	W	15kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	9s	SE	7kt	W	18kt	6°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	9s	SE	8kt	WSW	20kt	7°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	9s	SE	9kt	WSW	23kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	9s	SE	10kt	WSW	24kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	SE	10kt	WSW	26kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	SE	11kt	WSW	28kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	SE	12kt	WSW	28kt	10°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	SE	13kt	WSW	28kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	SE	14kt	WSW	29kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	SE	14kt	WSW	28kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	SE	14kt	WSW	27kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	SE	14kt	WSW	26kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	SE	13kt	WSW	26kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	SE	12kt	WSW	26kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	SE	12kt	WSW	26kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SE	11kt	WSW	26kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SE	10kt	WSW	26kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	9s	SE	9kt	WSW	26kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	9s	SE	9kt	WSW	27kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	8s	SE	9kt	WSW	27kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	8s	SSE	9kt	WSW	27kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	8s	SSE	9kt	W	26kt	13°C	15°C	0mm

Thursday

Nov 13

FAIR1 excellent hours

🌊 0.6-2.3ft 💨 4-9kt 🌡️ 9-19°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	SSE	9kt	W	25kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	SSE	8kt	W	24kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	8s	SSE	7kt	W	21kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	7s	S	7kt	WNW	18kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	7s	S	6kt	WNW	15kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	6s	SSW	5kt	WNW	13kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	6s	SW	5kt	WNW	11kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	6s	SW	5kt	WNW	8kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	5s	SW	5kt	NW	9kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	5s	SW	5kt	NW	9kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	5s	SW	5kt	NNW	10kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	5s	SW	5kt	NNW	9kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	5s	SW	5kt	NW	9kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	5s	SW	5kt	NW	9kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	SW	5kt	NW	9kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	5s	SW	4kt	NW	8kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1ft	5s	SW	4kt	NW	7kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	5s	SW	4kt	NW	6kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	5s	SSW	4kt	NNW	6kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	5s	SSW	4kt	N	5kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	6s	SSW	4kt	N	6kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	0.8ft	7s	S	5kt	NNE	7kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	0.8ft	8s	SSE	5kt	NNE	8kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	0.8ft	8s	SSE	4kt	NNE	7kt	11°C	13°C	0mm

Friday

Nov 14

FAIR7 good hours

🌊 0.8-0.8ft 💨 2-5kt 🌡️ 9-19°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	8s	SSE	4kt	NNE	5kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	SE	3kt	NNE	4kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	SE	3kt	NNE	4kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	SE	3kt	NNE	4kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	SE	3kt	N	3kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	9s	SE	3kt	N	4kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	9s	SE	4kt	N	4kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	9s	SE	4kt	N	4kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	9s	SE	3kt	N	3kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	9s	SE	3kt	NNE	2kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	9s	SE	2kt	NNE	2kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	SE	2kt	ENE	2kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	SE	2kt	ESE	3kt	18°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	SE	2kt	SE	3kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	SE	3kt	SSE	4kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	SE	4kt	S	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	SE	5kt	SSW	7kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	SE	5kt	SSW	6kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	SE	4kt	SSW	5kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	SE	4kt	SW	5kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	SE	4kt	SW	5kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	SE	4kt	SW	5kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	8s	SE	4kt	WSW	5kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	8s	SE	4kt	WSW	5kt	13°C	14°C	0mm

Saturday

Nov 15

FAIR5 good hours

🌊 0.8-0.8ft 💨 2-5kt 🌡️ 11-22°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	8s	SE	4kt	WSW	5kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	8s	SE	4kt	W	5kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	SE	4kt	W	5kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	SE	4kt	W	6kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	SE	5kt	W	7kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	SE	5kt	WNW	7kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	8s	SE	5kt	WNW	7kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	8s	SE	5kt	NW	7kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	8s	SE	5kt	NW	7kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	8s	SE	4kt	NW	7kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	8s	SE	4kt	NNW	7kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	8s	SE	3kt	N	6kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	0.8ft	8s	SE	2kt	NNE	5kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	0.8ft	8s	SE	2kt	NE	4kt	22°C	23°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	SE	3kt	ENE	4kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	SE	4kt	E	5kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	SE	5kt	SE	6kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	SE	5kt	ESE	6kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	8s	SE	5kt	ESE	6kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	8s	SE	4kt	E	6kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	8s	SE	4kt	ESE	6kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	8s	SE	4kt	ESE	6kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	8s	SE	4kt	ESE	6kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	8s	SE	4kt	ESE	5kt	15°C	15°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.1ft @ 7s

Wind Conditions:6-14kt SW

Water Temperature:8-24°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Holden Beach in North Carolina is an exposed beach break with inconsistent surf, though summer typically brings the best conditions. It picks up a balanced mix of windswells and groundswells, with the ideal swell direction from the south and offshore winds from the north. The beach produces both left and right-hand waves, working best around high tide. Optimal surf occurs when south swells align with north winds. Autumn, particularly August, offers the most consistent clean waves. It’s a fairly popular spot that can get crowded at times—strong rip currents are a known hazard.

Best Swell Direction: S

Bottom Type: Sand

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