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 experts: 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 expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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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Oak Island17.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Oak Island

4 ft244 kJ

3 ft97 kJ

3 ft30 kJ

1 ft25 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

2 ft34 kJ

3 ft96 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Oak Island, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	244kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	97kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	3 ft4 smushy	30kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	25kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	2 ft6 smushy	34kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	19°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	3 ft7 smushy	96kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore	21°C

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

4 ft207 kJ

3 ft81 kJ

3 ft26 kJ

1 ft20 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

3 ft91 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Long Beach Chill Spot, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	27, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	207kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	81kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	3 ft4 smushy	26kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	20kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	3 ft7 smushy	91kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	22°C

Holden Beach0 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft175 kJ

2 ft73 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

1 ft17 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

3 ft90 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Holden Beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	25, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	175kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	73kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	2 ft4 smushy	22kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	1 ft8 smushy	17kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	7, too small	2 ft5 smushy	22kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	3 ft7 smushy	90kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	22°C

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

3 ft150 kJ

2 ft68 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

3 ft82 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ocean Isle, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	23, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	150kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	68kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	2 ft4 smushy	18kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	1 ft8 smushy	16kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	7, too small	2 ft5 smushy	20kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	3 ft7 smushy	82kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	23°C

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

3 ft128 kJ

2 ft62 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

1 ft15 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

2 ft27 kJ

3 ft71 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sunset Beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	21, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	128kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	2 ft8 smushy	62kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	1 ft7 smushy	15kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	2 ft6 smushy	27kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	9, too small	3 ft7 smushy	71kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	21°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

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Where it is

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