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

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

Ocean Isle Beach/pier Surf Report & Forecast

Holden Beach, North Carolina

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🌬️ WIND

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🌊 SWELL

1
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1ft

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PERIOD

11s

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WIND GUSTS

9kt

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AIR TEMP

1°C

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SWELL

0.4ft @
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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

GOOD23 good hours

🌊 0.9-1.1ft 💨 3-8kt 🌡️ -4-6°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	11s	ESE	8kt	N	23kt	-1°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	11s	ESE	8kt	N	22kt	-2°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	11s	ESE	7kt	N	20kt	-3°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	11s	ESE	6kt	N	18kt	-3°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	11s	ESE	5kt	N	16kt	-4°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	11s	ESE	5kt	N	14kt	-4°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	4kt	NNE	12kt	-4°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	4kt	NNE	11kt	-4°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	4kt	NNE	10kt	-3°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	5kt	NNE	10kt	-1°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	5kt	NNE	9kt	1°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	5kt	N	8kt	2°C	8°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	5kt	NNW	8kt	4°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	11s	ESE	5kt	NNW	7kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	12s	ESE	5kt	NW	7kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	12s	ESE	5kt	NW	7kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	12s	ESE	6kt	NW	7kt	6°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	12s	ESE	5kt	NNW	6kt	4°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	12s	ESE	4kt	N	5kt	3°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	12s	ESE	3kt	N	3kt	1°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	12s	ESE	3kt	NNE	3kt	1°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	12s	ESE	3kt	NE	3kt	1°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	12s	ESE	3kt	ENE	3kt	—°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	12s	ESE	3kt	ENE	5kt	—°C	8°C	0mm

Tuesday

Feb 10

GOOD16 good hours

🌊 1.0-1.4ft 💨 3-5kt 🌡️ -3-7°C

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

Wednesday

Feb 11

GOOD16 good hours

🌊 1.0-1.4ft 💨 2-7kt 🌡️ 3-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	12s	ESE	4kt	ESE	4kt	3°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	12s	ESE	4kt	ESE	4kt	3°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	13s	ESE	3kt	SSE	3kt	4°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	13s	ESE	3kt	S	3kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	13s	ESE	2kt	SSW	3kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	13s	ESE	3kt	SW	3kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	13s	ESE	3kt	WSW	3kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	13s	ESE	4kt	WNW	4kt	5°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	13s	ESE	4kt	W	7kt	7°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	13s	ESE	5kt	W	10kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	13s	ESE	6kt	WSW	12kt	13°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	13s	ESE	6kt	WSW	12kt	14°C	8°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	13s	ESE	6kt	SW	12kt	16°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	13s	ESE	7kt	SW	12kt	18°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	13s	ESE	7kt	SW	13kt	17°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	13s	ESE	7kt	SSW	14kt	17°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	13s	ESE	7kt	SSW	14kt	17°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	13s	ESE	7kt	SSW	16kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	12s	ESE	7kt	SSW	17kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	12s	ESE	7kt	SSW	19kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	12s	ESE	7kt	SSW	22kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	12s	ESE	7kt	SW	26kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	12s	ESE	7kt	SW	30kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	12s	ESE	7kt	SW	30kt	13°C	9°C	0mm

Thursday

Feb 12

GOOD4 excellent hours

🌊 0.8-3.2ft 💨 5-10kt 🌡️ 7-17°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	8kt	SW	30kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	12s	ESE	9kt	SW	31kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1ft	12s	ESE	10kt	WSW	31kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	12s	ESE	10kt	WSW	32kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	12s	ESE	10kt	WSW	33kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	12s	ESE	10kt	WSW	32kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	ESE	10kt	WSW	31kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	ESE	10kt	WSW	30kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	11s	SE	10kt	W	27kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	10s	SSE	10kt	W	24kt	16°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	9s	SSE	10kt	WNW	21kt	17°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	8s	S	9kt	NW	18kt	16°C	9°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	SSW	8kt	NNW	16kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	3.2ft	6s	SSW	7kt	NNW	14kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	6s	SSW	7kt	NNW	14kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	6s	SSW	7kt	NNW	15kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.8ft	6s	SSW	7kt	NNW	15kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	6s	SSW	6kt	NNW	14kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	6s	SSW	6kt	N	14kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	6s	SSW	5kt	N	13kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	6s	SSW	5kt	N	14kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	6s	SSW	5kt	N	16kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	6s	SSW	5kt	N	18kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	6s	SSW	6kt	N	19kt	7°C	9°C	0mm

Friday

Feb 13

POOR4 good hours

🌊 0.5-2.0ft 💨 4-10kt 🌡️ 2-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	6s	SSW	6kt	N	21kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	6s	SSW	7kt	N	23kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	6s	SSW	7kt	N	23kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	6s	SSW	7kt	N	24kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	6s	SSW	8kt	N	24kt	4°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	6s	SSW	7kt	N	24kt	4°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	6s	SSW	6kt	N	24kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	6s	SSW	5kt	N	24kt	2°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	SSW	7kt	N	21kt	4°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	6s	SSW	8kt	N	18kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1ft	6s	SSW	9kt	NNW	16kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1ft	5s	SSW	9kt	NNW	15kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	5s	SSW	9kt	NNW	15kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	5s	SSW	10kt	NW	15kt	13°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	5s	SSW	9kt	NNW	15kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	SSW	9kt	NNW	15kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	5s	SSW	9kt	NNW	15kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSW	8kt	N	12kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	5s	SSW	6kt	N	9kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSW	4kt	NNE	6kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	5s	SSW	4kt	NNE	5kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	5s	S	4kt	NE	4kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	6s	S	4kt	NE	4kt	4°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	7s	SSE	4kt	NE	4kt	4°C	9°C	0mm

Saturday

Feb 14

GOOD12 good hours

🌊 0.2-0.5ft 💨 3-6kt 🌡️ 1-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	0.5ft	7s	SE	4kt	NE	4kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	8s	ESE	3kt	NE	4kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	ESE	4kt	NE	5kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	0.5ft	9s	ESE	4kt	NNE	7kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	0.5ft	10s	E	4kt	NNE	9kt	2°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	10s	E	5kt	NNE	10kt	2°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	10s	E	5kt	NNE	10kt	2°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	10s	E	5kt	NE	11kt	1°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	10s	E	5kt	NE	9kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	0.5ft	10s	E	5kt	NE	8kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	0.5ft	10s	E	5kt	ENE	6kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	0.5ft	10s	E	4kt	E	5kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	0.5ft	10s	E	3kt	ESE	3kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	0.5ft	10s	E	3kt	SE	2kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	0.4ft	10s	ESE	4kt	SE	2kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	0.3ft	11s	ESE	5kt	SSE	3kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	12s	ESE	6kt	SSE	4kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	11s	ESE	5kt	SSE	6kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	11s	ESE	5kt	SE	9kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	11s	ESE	5kt	ESE	12kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	0.3ft	10s	ESE	5kt	ESE	12kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	0.3ft	9s	ESE	5kt	E	13kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	8s	E	5kt	ENE	13kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	11s	ESE	5kt	ENE	14kt	7°C	9°C	0mm

Sunday

Feb 15

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-1.1ft 💨 5-14kt 🌡️ 5-15°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	5kt	ENE	15kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	15s	ESE	6kt	NE	15kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	15s	ESE	7kt	NE	17kt	6°C	9°C	0.2mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	15s	ESE	8kt	NE	19kt	6°C	8°C	0.3mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	15s	SE	9kt	NE	21kt	5°C	8°C	0.5mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	15s	SE	9kt	ENE	23kt	6°C	8°C	0.4mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	15s	SE	9kt	ENE	24kt	6°C	8°C	0.4mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	14s	SE	9kt	ENE	25kt	6°C	8°C	0.4mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	14s	SE	10kt	ENE	25kt	7°C	8°C	0.3mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	14s	SE	10kt	ENE	26kt	8°C	9°C	0.3mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	14s	SE	10kt	E	26kt	8°C	9°C	0.3mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	11s	SE	10kt	E	25kt	9°C	9°C	0.3mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	SSE	10kt	E	24kt	10°C	9°C	0.4mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	4s	S	10kt	E	22kt	11°C	9°C	0.4mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	SSE	10kt	E	23kt	12°C	9°C	0.3mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	SE	9kt	ESE	24kt	12°C	9°C	0.3mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	ESE	9kt	ESE	24kt	13°C	9°C	0.2mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	12s	ESE	10kt	SE	25kt	14°C	9°C	0.2mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	12s	ESE	11kt	SE	26kt	14°C	9°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	12s	ESE	11kt	SSE	27kt	15°C	9°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	ESE	12kt	SSE	28kt	15°C	9°C	0.8mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	ESE	13kt	SSE	29kt	15°C	9°C	1.3mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	ESE	13kt	SSE	30kt	15°C	9°C	1.9mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	ESE	14kt	SSE	31kt	15°C	9°C	2mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.1ft @ 12s

Wind Conditions:3-8kt N

Water Temperature:8°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Ocean Isle Beach/Pier in North Carolina is an exposed beach break with generally unreliable surf, though summer brings the most favorable conditions. It receives a mix of windswells and groundswells, with the ideal swell direction from the south-southeast and offshore winds from the north. The beach offers both left and right-hand waves and works best around mid tide as it’s rising. The best surf occurs when south-southeast swells align with north winds. Autumn, especially September, provides the most consistent clean waves. The spot can get crowded—sometimes to the point of being hazardous.

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 DirectionSSE

Ideal Wind DirectionN

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