Holly Beach surf break

Holly Beach surfForecast / Louisiana / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 24 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
26.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Holly Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Holly Beach at 5PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (24 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (24 May)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
S
6
0.5
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
4
3
5
2
13
3
3
2
5
5
5
3
3
2
10
7
6
7
10
23
37
22
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:18AM0.80m
11:51PM0.71m
11:45AM0.78m
1:07AM0.76m
12:08PM0.75m
2:06AM0.82m
Low Tide
5:51PM0.44m
5:37AM0.47m
6:26PM0.35m
6:43AM0.53m
6:58PM0.28m
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:15
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:05
8:06
8:06
1
1
7
2
2
Temp °C
23
25
23
23
23
23
23
21
24
27
27
26
26
22
23
24
26
27
28
27
26
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
23
25
26
23
25
27
28
27
26
23
24
27
29
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
S
6
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
5
1
1
5
2
1
3
3
2
4
3
1
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.5
SE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
Energy kJ
5
4
3
1
1
13
5
5
5
1
3
2
10
7
6
7
10
23
37
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
3
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
430
1570
1570
1567
1497
1181
1163
1177
1466
1524
1570
1533
1497
1466
744
1177
1466
1479
1569
554
1466
1466
1170
1163
Best forecast wave conditions in Louisiana
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
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