Holden Beach live beach cam & water temperature
Updated 4 Nov, 15:00 UTC
Live cam by Carolina Webcam Streaming via YouTube
Current conditions
Right now at Holden Beach: 8 kts SE, gusts 19, 1.0 m waves, water 21 °C.
7-day forecast
| Tue 3 | Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | |
| Wind | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| Gusts | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 7 |
| Direction | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ |
| Waves | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Temperature | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 |
| Rain (mm) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||
Times shown in local time · Wind, waves and water temperature: ECMWF open data (CC BY 4.0) · Tides: EOT20, DGFI-TUM (CC BY 4.0)
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Surf forecast
| Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 01 | 04 | 07 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 01 | 04 | 07 | 10 | 13 | 16 | |
| Surf (est.) | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Primary swell | 0.98s↑ | 1.08s↑ | 0.98s↑ | 0.88s↑ | 0.88s↑ | 0.88s↑ | 0.88s↑ | 0.88s↑ | 0.88s↑ | 0.88s↑ | 0.88s↑ | 0.89s↑ | 0.89s↑ | 0.89s↑ | 0.99s↑ | 0.89s↑ | 0.89s↑ | 0.69s↑ | 0.69s↑ |
| Secondary swell | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wind waves | 0.88s↑ | 0.78s↑ | 0.78s↑ | 0.78s↑ | 0.78s↑ | 0.78s↑ | 0.78s↑ | 0.79s↑ | 0.79s↑ | 0.79s↑ | 0.89s↑ | 0.89s↑ | 0.89s↑ | 0.89s↑ | 0.89s↑ | 0.65s↑ | 0.65s↑ | 0.85s↑ | 0.85s↑ |
| Waves | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Period | 7s | 7s | 7s | 7s | 8s | 8s | 8s | 8s | 9s | 9s | 9s | 9s | 9s | 10s | 10s | 9s | 9s | 9s | 10s |
| Power | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Groundswell | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Surf height is estimated from the primary swell for a beach facing it; reefs, sandbanks and the tide change it. Power in kW per metre of coast. Groundswell: waves of 12 s and longer. Swell: NOAA WAVEWATCH III · ECMWF
Tides (next 48 h)
Spot info
- Town: Holden Beach, Brunswick County
- Water: Sea
- Sports: SUP
Holden Beach is a family beach town on an eight-mile barrier island in Brunswick County, North Carolina, between Lockwood Folly Inlet to the east and Shallotte Inlet to the west, reached by a high bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway. Unlike most of the East Coast, the island faces almost due south, so the sun rises and sets over the water at different times of year and the sea is often calmer than on east-facing beaches. There are no high-rise hotels: the shore is lined with rental houses on stilts, with public beach accesses between them, and the town keeps a strong focus on its sea turtle nesting programme, with volunteers marking and watching nests through the summer. The surf is mostly small and suited to bodyboarding and beginners, livening up when tropical systems pass offshore in late summer and autumn or a cold front swings the wind to the north, which blows offshore here. Inlets have strong tidal currents and are not for swimming. The live cam on this page is the Holden Beach webcam streamed by Carolina Webcam Streaming for a local rental company, with a gazebo and the beach in view. Off Holden Beach the sea cools to about 11 °C in February and warms to 28 °C by August.
Holden Beach FAQ
- Is there a beach cam at Holden Beach?
- Yes. The live beach cam for Holden Beach is at the top of this page, next to the wind and wave forecast.
