Oceansunset — Holden Beach, the nearest town. Photo: IraEskins, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Holden Beach

Holden Beach is a town in North Carolina, United States. From Holden Beach you can reach 5 surf spots. The nearest is Holden Beach, a surf spot under 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 20 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is ILM, 54 km away.

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Staying in Holden Beach

20 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: ILM, 54 km, MYR, 63 km, OAJ, 120 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Holden Beach.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 4 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Holden Beach too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

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Fri 23

Sat 24

Holden Beach0 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft88 kJ

4 ft176 kJ

2 ft61 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

1 ft19 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Holden Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	31, poor	3 ft7 smushy	88kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore	19°C
Mon 19Oct	60, good	4 ft8 ssoft	176kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	61kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	27, too small	2 ft5 smushy	23kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	1 ft8 smushy	19kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	20°C

Long Beach Chill Spot10.7 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Oak Island, 7 km

3 ft119 kJ

4 ft202 kJ

2 ft69 kJ

3 ft28 kJ

1 ft21 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft25 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Long Beach Chill Spot, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	35, poor	3 ft8 smushy	119kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore	19°C
Mon 19Oct	60, good	4 ft9 ssoft	202kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	69kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	3 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	1 ft7 smushy	21kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	2 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	20°C

Oak Island17.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Oak Island

4 ft154 kJ

4 ft240 kJ

2 ft81 kJ

3 ft33 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Oak Island, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	39, fair	4 ft8 ssoft	154kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore	19°C
Mon 19Oct	58, good	4 ft9 ssoft	240kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	81kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	33, poor	3 ft5 smushy	33kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	2 ft6 smushy	23kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	2 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	2 ft6 smushy	31kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	19°C

Ocean Isle12.7 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Ocean Isle Beach, 1 km

3 ft61 kJ

3 ft153 kJ

2 ft59 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

1 ft18 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ocean Isle, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, too small	3 ft7 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore	19°C
Mon 19Oct	57, good	3 ft9 ssoft	153kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	59kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	26, too small	2 ft4 smushy	19kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	1 ft7 smushy	18kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	2 ft6 smushy	21kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	20°C

Sunset Beach19.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Sunset Beach, 2 km

2 ft21 kJ

3 ft121 kJ

2 ft50 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sunset Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, too small	2 ft7 smushy	21kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots, offshore	19°C
Mon 19Oct	52, good	3 ft8 ssoft	121kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	50kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	1 ft7 smushy	16kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	2 ft6 smushy	20kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	19°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Holden Beach, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Holden Beach

Patronies PizzaPizza · 1.9 km from the centre
Pelicans Perch EastAmerican · 0.9 km from the centre
Co•No•Mo1.9 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Holden Beach, United States