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Holden Beach

Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States

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Holden Beach 4 photos

  • Holden Beach Sand - panoramio

    Holden Beach Sand - panoramio. drummonger, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Sunset at Holden Beach Pier - panoramio

    Sunset at Holden Beach Pier - panoramio. Mike Bradford, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Holden Beach Sunrise 1 - panoramio

    Holden Beach Sunrise 1 - panoramio. drummonger, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Holden Beach Sunrise 2 - panoramio

    Holden Beach Sunrise 2 - panoramio. drummonger, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:29 pm
8 am
7.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
11°C51°F
Water
21°C70°F
Wind
138 km/hmph N
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:29 pm
Today
7.7Great8 am159
7.5Great9 am1710
7.6Great10 am1610
7.6Great11 am1610
8.1Great12 pm149
8.3Great1 pm1711
8.3Great2 pm2012
8.3Great3 pm1811
8.3Great4 pm1912
8.4Great5 pm1610
8.3Great6 pm149
Sat
6.3Good8 am2213
6.1Good9 am2415
6.1Good10 am2415
6.2Good11 am2717
6.3Good12 pm2817
6.3Good1 pm3019
6.6Good2 pm3019
6.9Good3 pm3018
6.9Good4 pm2918
7.0Great5 pm2717
6.8Good6 pm2415
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.7 m. Low at 11 am, -0.7 m. High at 5 pm, 0.7 mHigh 5 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 11 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • High 5 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 11 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.7 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 680 m0.4 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
330 m0.2 miHolden Beach (village)
Nearest airport
40 km25 miGrand Strand Airport (CRE)

Nearby places

  • Haley's Ice Cream StoreFood and drink
    680 m0.4 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.2 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.6 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue8.8 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.6 GoodBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 3%
  • Thu8.4 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 5%