
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holly Beach today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Holly Beach at 9AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Holly Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 7 | 67 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:27AM0.83m | 10:02AM0.63m | 00:51AM0.81m | 11:45AM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11PM0.31m | 7:05AM0.61m | 5:17PM0.33m | 7:00AM0.56m | 6:17PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 4 |
1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | SE 4 | S 7 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | SSE 8 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | S 7 | — | SE 6 |
— | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | — | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 2 | SE 5 |
5 | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 200 | 1336 | 1470 | 1336 | 1171 | 1164 | 1289 | 213 | 188 | 1431 | 1431 | 1470 | 1164 | 515 | 1466 | 510 | 510 | 515 | 1431 | 1470 | 1289 | 1164 |
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