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Holly Beach surf break

Holly Beach surfForecast / Louisiana / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 20 Apr 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
24.9° C
(Which is 3.3°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 5AM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.9
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)664535334445555545555444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11115115479533111085627261715111516
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:21AM
1.00
4:03PM
0.79
8:33AM
0.97
4:32PM
0.79
9:46AM
0.94
5:07PM
0.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:16PM
-0.02
12:57PM
0.74
12:10AM
-0.00
2:15PM
0.77
1:10AM
0.05
4:05PM
0.75
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---6:41-------6:41-------6:39----
Sunset-------7:43-------7:44-------7:45
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------111---21-
Temp. °C181716141620212122212120202322212021222223232121
Feels °C (?)14131291115171820181718181920201819202121211919
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