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Holly Beach surfForecast / Louisiana / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 23 May 2026 CDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
26.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Holly Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Holly Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (23 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Holly Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 6 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | |
3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:44AM0.84m | 10:08PM0.67m | 11:18AM0.80m | 11:51PM0.71m | 11:45AM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM0.29m | 5:11PM0.53m | 4:24AM0.39m | 5:51PM0.44m | 5:37AM0.47m | 6:26PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | 8:06 |
3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SSE 7 | — | S 6 |
 kJ | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | S 8 | WSW 4 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1163 | 1163 | 1163 | 1412 | 1412 | 1412 | 1228 | 1163 | 545 | 515 | 515 | 1543 | 1570 | 1566 | 1229 | 547 | 547 | 436 | 1466 | 1570 | 1570 | 1570 | 1497 | 744 |
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