Holly Beach surf break

Holly Beach surfForecast / Louisiana / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 22 May 2026 CDT
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Holly Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Holly Beach sea temperature is
26.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Holly Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Holly Beach at 8PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (22 May)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (22 May)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

Table - waves today at Holly Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.3
S
3
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
4
1
SE
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
3
3
8
3
7
5
41
17
9
11
17
26
22
17
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
15
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:03AM0.87m
7:59PM0.67m
10:44AM0.84m
10:08PM0.67m
11:18AM0.80m
11:51PM0.71m
Low Tide
4:20PM0.62m
3:11AM0.29m
5:11PM0.53m
4:24AM0.39m
5:51PM0.44m
5:37AM0.47m
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:04
8:05
8:05
1
2
7
4
3
5
5
1
11
17
13
11
1
Temp °C
26
28
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
28
27
23
21
21
22
23
23
23
22
22
23
22
21
21
27
29
27
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
29
24
23
22
23
25
22
26
25
23
26
24
23
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
5
0.3
S
4
0.3
SSW
5
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
9
0.5
S
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
S
4
0.1
SW
4
0.5
SE
4
Energy kJ
4
3
4
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
8
3
3
1
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.3
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
5
0.3
WSW
4
0.1
SW
4
Energy kJ
2
4
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
2
2
1
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
4
1
SE
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
5
Energy kJ
3
4
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
5
7
5
41
17
9
11
17
26
22
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1466
1566
1567
1533
1486
1181
1163
1163
1163
1412
1412
1566
1164
1164
515
385
515
200
137
213
1497
1229
135
176
Best forecast wave conditions in Louisiana
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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