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Holden Beach, North Carolina

Beach in Brunswick County, North Carolina

Air quality

The air at Holden Beach

Index 37, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Myrtle Beach-Conway (SC), 36 miles off.

37Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)37Good-
  • Ozone26Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 31, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Tue 8 PM.

MonTue

Precipitation

What has fallen at Holden Beach

None in the last 24 hours; 0.44 in over the last 3 days, to Mon 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.44in

Visibility

How far you can see at Holden Beach, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Tue 8 PM.

MonTue
Holden Beach from its sand, nowLooking SSE from the sand at 4:01 AM, night, mostly clear, waves about 1.0 ft every 9 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.Canopus140150160170Facing SSE 156°Wind 9 mphfrom N, offshoreSwell 1.0 ft from ELongshore current, to the right
Looking SSE from the sand at 4:01 AM, night, mostly clear, waves about 1.0 ft every 9 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.
NESW

Facing SSE 156°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Rip current risk today: low

The flag in the picture is the colour of the forecast's risk (green low, yellow moderate, red high), not a flag raised on the beach.

A rip current is a narrow stream of water running out from the shore through the surf, often where fewer waves break. Caught in one, swim across it, along the shore, then back in.

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Coastal Brunswick, and the waves at buoy 41013, 47.9 mi away.

Monday

Rip current risk
Ocean Isle Beach West Low
Surf height
Ocean Isle Beach West 1 foot
Water temperature
In the lower 70s
UV index
Moderate

Waves at buoy 41013, Frying Pan Shoals

Wave height
8.9 ft
Period
9 s
From
E (80°)
Swell
5.9 ft at 9 s from E
Wind waves
6.9 ft at 7 s from NE
Water
77 °F
Read
Mon 3:20 AM
Distance
47.9 mi

Wave height is the significant height: the mean of the highest third of the waves. The period is the time between the waves carrying the most energy.

Wave height at buoy 41013, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.3 ft to 11.2 ft; 8.9 ft at Mon 3:20 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ft12 ft14 ft6 AMNoon6 PMSun6 AMNoon6 PMMon8.9 ftWave height at buoy 41013, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 3.3 ft to 11.2 ft; 8.9 ft at Mon 3:20 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft8 ft10 ft12 ft14 ftNoonSunNoonMon8.9 ft
Significant wave height from 3.3 ft to 11.2 ft; 8.9 ft at Mon 3:20 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Mon 3:20 AM8.9 ft9 sE (80°)
Mon 2:50 AM8.9 ft7 sNE (55°)
Mon 1:50 AM9.2 ft8 sENE (64°)
Mon 12:50 AM8.9 ft8 sENE (75°)
Sun 11:50 PM9.8 ft8 sENE (66°)
Sun 10:50 PM10.2 ft8 sENE (65°)
Sun 9:50 PM10.8 ft7 sNE (53°)
Sun 8:50 PM10.8 ft-NE (54°)
Sun 7:50 PM9.8 ft6 sNE (49°)
Sun 6:50 PM10.5 ft14 sE (86°)
Sun 5:50 PM10.5 ft8 sENE (65°)
Sun 4:50 PM11.2 ft8 sENE (64°)
Sun 3:50 PM10.2 ft8 sENE (66°)
Sun 2:50 PM9.8 ft7 sNE (47°)
Sun 1:50 PM10.8 ft8 sENE (62°)
Sun 12:50 PM10.5 ft8 sNE (54°)
Sun 11:50 AM10.2 ft8 sNE (52°)
Sun 10:50 AM9.5 ft8 sENE (62°)
Sun 9:50 AM8.5 ft6 sNNE (33°)
Sun 8:50 AM8.5 ft8 sNE (51°)
Sun 7:50 AM8.9 ft7 sNE (53°)
Sun 6:50 AM9.2 ft8 sNE (56°)
Sun 5:50 AM8.9 ft8 sNE (56°)
Sun 4:50 AM9.5 ft8 sENE (61°)

Surf zone forecast

Coastal Brunswick, including Bald Head Island, Oak Island, Holden Beach, Ocean Isle Beach, and Sunset Beach. Issued 7:48 PM EDT Sun Oct 18.

ForecastMondayTuesday
Rip current riskOcean Isle Beach West LowOcean Isle Beach West Low
Surf heightOcean Isle Beach West 1 footOcean Isle Beach West 1 foot
Water temperatureIn the lower 70s-
UV indexModerate-
Thunderstorm potentialNoneNone
Waterspout riskNoneNone
WeatherSunnySunny
High temperatureIn the upper 60sIn the lower 70s
WindsNorth winds 15 to 20 mphNorth winds around 15 mph
RemarksNoneNone
TidesOak IslandLow, 8:17 AMHigh, 2:44 PMOak IslandLow, 9:27 AMHigh, 3:36 PM
Wednesday
Low rip current risk. Surf height around 1 foot. Sunny. Highs around 70. North winds around 15 mph
Thursday
Low rip current risk. Surf height around 1 foot. Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds around 10 mph
Friday
Low rip current risk. Surf height around 1 foot. Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds around 15 mph

Beach

County
Brunswick County
State
North Carolina
Latitude
33.9043° N
Longitude
78.3787° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Holden Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Citizen station GW5369GW5369

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.1 mi away/13 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

ShallotteNATN7

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.2 mi away/56 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Southport/BrunswickSUT

At an airfield/17.5 mi away/26 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Ag STNSHAN7

At a cooperative observer's station/1.7 mi away/23 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Holden Beach 2.5 WNWNC-BR-117

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.9 mi away/17 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Snow on the ground

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