What are the current surf conditions at Holden Beach?

Holden Beach currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Holden Beach?

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.

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Oak Island, North Carolina

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11s

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10kt

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Good surfing conditions. Small 1.0ft waves with quality 11s ground swell and gentle offshore winds keeping it clean

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Monday

Feb 9

GOOD15 good hours

🌊 0.9-1.1ft 💨 3-10kt 🌡️ -3-6°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	11s	ESE	10kt	N	21kt	-1°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	11s	ESE	10kt	N	21kt	-1°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	11s	ESE	9kt	N	20kt	-2°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	11s	ESE	8kt	N	19kt	-2°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	11s	ESE	8kt	N	17kt	-3°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	11s	ESE	7kt	N	16kt	-3°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	11s	ESE	7kt	N	15kt	-3°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	11s	ESE	6kt	N	14kt	-3°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	6kt	N	12kt	-2°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	6kt	NNE	11kt	-1°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	6kt	NNE	10kt	—°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	5kt	N	9kt	2°C	8°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	5kt	N	8kt	3°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	4kt	N	7kt	4°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	12s	ESE	4kt	NNW	7kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	12s	ESE	3kt	NW	7kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	12s	ESE	3kt	WNW	7kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	12s	ESE	3kt	WNW	6kt	4°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	12s	ESE	3kt	NW	5kt	3°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	12s	ESE	3kt	NW	3kt	2°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	12s	ESE	3kt	NNW	3kt	1°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	12s	ESE	3kt	N	3kt	1°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	12s	ESE	3kt	N	3kt	1°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	12s	ESE	3kt	NNE	5kt	1°C	8°C	0mm

Tuesday

Feb 10

GOOD17 good hours

🌊 1.0-1.4ft 💨 2-6kt 🌡️ -1-6°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	12s	ESE	4kt	NNE	7kt	1°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	12s	ESE	4kt	NE	9kt	1°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	12s	ESE	5kt	NNE	9kt	—°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	12s	ESE	5kt	NNE	10kt	—°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	13s	ESE	5kt	NNE	10kt	—°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	12s	ESE	5kt	NNE	10kt	-1°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	12s	ESE	5kt	NNE	10kt	-1°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	12s	ESE	5kt	NNE	10kt	-1°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	12s	ESE	6kt	NE	9kt	1°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	12s	ESE	6kt	NE	8kt	2°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	12s	ESE	6kt	ENE	7kt	4°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	12s	ESE	6kt	ENE	5kt	4°C	8°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	12s	ESE	5kt	E	4kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	12s	ESE	4kt	E	3kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	12s	ESE	4kt	ESE	3kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	12s	ESE	4kt	ESE	3kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	12s	ESE	3kt	SE	3kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	12s	ESE	4kt	SE	3kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	12s	ESE	4kt	SSE	4kt	4°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	12s	ESE	4kt	SSE	5kt	2°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	12s	ESE	4kt	SSE	4kt	3°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	12s	ESE	3kt	SSE	4kt	3°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	12s	ESE	2kt	SSE	4kt	3°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	12s	ESE	3kt	SSE	4kt	4°C	8°C	0mm

Wednesday

Feb 11

FAIR5 good hours

🌊 1.0-1.4ft 💨 3-9kt 🌡️ 4-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	12s	ESE	3kt	SSE	4kt	4°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	12s	ESE	4kt	SE	4kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	13s	ESE	3kt	SSE	4kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	13s	ESE	3kt	S	3kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	13s	ESE	3kt	SSW	3kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	13s	ESE	3kt	WSW	3kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	13s	ESE	3kt	W	3kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	13s	ESE	4kt	WNW	4kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	13s	ESE	4kt	W	7kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	13s	ESE	5kt	W	10kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	13s	ESE	6kt	WSW	13kt	13°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	13s	ESE	7kt	WSW	13kt	14°C	8°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	13s	ESE	7kt	SW	13kt	15°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	13s	ESE	8kt	SW	13kt	16°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	13s	ESE	8kt	SW	14kt	15°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	13s	ESE	8kt	SW	15kt	15°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	13s	ESE	9kt	SW	16kt	15°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	13s	ESE	8kt	SW	18kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	12s	ESE	8kt	SW	20kt	13°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	12s	ESE	8kt	SW	22kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	12s	ESE	8kt	SW	24kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	12s	ESE	9kt	SW	26kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	12s	ESE	9kt	SW	29kt	13°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	12s	ESE	9kt	SW	29kt	12°C	9°C	0mm

Thursday

Feb 12

POOR7 excellent hours

🌊 0.8-3.2ft 💨 5-10kt 🌡️ 7-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	12s	ESE	9kt	SW	29kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1ft	12s	ESE	9kt	SW	29kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1ft	12s	ESE	9kt	SW	29kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	12s	ESE	9kt	WSW	29kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	12s	ESE	9kt	WSW	29kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	12s	ESE	9kt	WSW	28kt	13°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	ESE	9kt	WSW	28kt	13°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	ESE	9kt	WSW	27kt	13°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	11s	SE	9kt	WSW	25kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	10s	SSE	9kt	W	22kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	9s	SSE	10kt	WNW	20kt	16°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	8s	S	9kt	WNW	18kt	16°C	9°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	SSW	8kt	NW	16kt	16°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	3.2ft	6s	SSW	8kt	NW	14kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	6s	SSW	8kt	NNW	15kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	6s	SSW	8kt	NNW	15kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.8ft	6s	SSW	8kt	NNW	16kt	16°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.7ft	6s	SSW	7kt	NNW	15kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	6s	SSW	6kt	NNW	15kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	6s	SSW	6kt	N	15kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	6s	SSW	5kt	N	16kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	6s	SSW	5kt	N	17kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	6s	SSW	5kt	N	18kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	6s	SSW	6kt	N	20kt	7°C	9°C	0mm

Friday

Feb 13

POOR1 excellent hours

🌊 0.5-2.0ft 💨 4-11kt 🌡️ 3-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	6s	SSW	8kt	NNW	23kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	6s	SSW	9kt	NNW	26kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	6s	SSW	9kt	NNW	27kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	6s	SSW	9kt	NNW	27kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	SSW	9kt	N	28kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	6s	SSW	9kt	N	28kt	4°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	6s	SSW	8kt	N	27kt	4°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	6s	SSW	7kt	N	27kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	SSW	9kt	N	25kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	6s	SSW	10kt	NNW	23kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1ft	6s	SSW	11kt	NNW	21kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1ft	5s	SSW	11kt	NNW	20kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	5s	SSW	11kt	NNW	19kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	5s	SSW	11kt	NNW	18kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	5s	SSW	10kt	NNW	17kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	SSW	10kt	NNW	16kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	SSW	10kt	NNW	16kt	12°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSW	8kt	NNW	12kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	5s	SSW	6kt	N	9kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	5s	SSW	4kt	N	6kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	5s	SSW	4kt	N	7kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	5s	S	5kt	NNE	8kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	6s	S	5kt	NNE	8kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	0.5ft	7s	SSE	5kt	NNE	7kt	5°C	9°C	0mm

Saturday

Feb 14

FAIRCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-0.5ft 💨 4-7kt 🌡️ 2-9°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	7s	SE	4kt	N	6kt	4°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	8s	ESE	4kt	N	5kt	4°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	4kt	N	6kt	4°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	5kt	N	7kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	10s	E	5kt	N	9kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	E	5kt	N	10kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	E	6kt	NNE	10kt	2°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	10s	E	6kt	NNE	11kt	2°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	10s	E	6kt	NNE	10kt	4°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	10s	E	7kt	NE	9kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	10s	E	7kt	NE	8kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	10s	E	7kt	ENE	7kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	10s	E	6kt	ENE	5kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	10s	E	6kt	E	4kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	10s	ESE	7kt	E	5kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	11s	ESE	7kt	E	6kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	12s	ESE	7kt	E	7kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	11s	ESE	6kt	E	8kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	11s	ESE	6kt	E	9kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	11s	ESE	5kt	ESE	9kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	10s	ESE	5kt	E	10kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	9s	ESE	5kt	E	10kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	8s	E	5kt	E	11kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	11s	ESE	5kt	E	12kt	8°C	9°C	0mm

Sunday

Feb 15

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-1.1ft 💨 6-15kt 🌡️ 7-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	13s	ESE	6kt	ENE	13kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	15s	ESE	6kt	ENE	13kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	15s	ESE	8kt	ENE	15kt	8°C	9°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	15s	ESE	9kt	ENE	17kt	7°C	9°C	0.3mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	15s	SE	11kt	NE	20kt	7°C	9°C	0.4mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	15s	SE	11kt	ENE	20kt	7°C	9°C	0.4mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	15s	SE	11kt	ENE	21kt	7°C	9°C	0.4mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	14s	SE	11kt	ENE	22kt	7°C	9°C	0.4mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	14s	SE	11kt	ENE	23kt	8°C	10°C	0.4mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	14s	SE	12kt	ENE	23kt	9°C	10°C	0.4mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	14s	SE	12kt	E	24kt	9°C	10°C	0.4mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	11s	SE	11kt	E	23kt	10°C	10°C	0.4mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	SSE	10kt	E	22kt	10°C	10°C	0.4mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	4s	S	9kt	ESE	22kt	11°C	10°C	0.4mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	SSE	9kt	ESE	21kt	12°C	10°C	0.4mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	SE	8kt	ESE	21kt	12°C	10°C	0.3mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	ESE	8kt	ESE	21kt	12°C	10°C	0.3mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	12s	ESE	9kt	SE	23kt	13°C	10°C	0.2mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	12s	ESE	10kt	SE	25kt	13°C	10°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	12s	ESE	10kt	SSE	27kt	14°C	9°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	ESE	12kt	SSE	28kt	14°C	9°C	0.5mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	ESE	13kt	SSE	30kt	14°C	9°C	0.8mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	ESE	15kt	SSE	31kt	14°C	9°C	1.1mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	ESE	15kt	SSE	32kt	14°C	9°C	1.4mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.1ft @ 12s

Wind Conditions:2-10kt N

Water Temperature:8°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

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionS

Ideal Wind DirectionN

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