
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holly Beach today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Holly Beach at 2PM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Holly Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | NE 3 | S 7 | ENE 3 | SE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:55PM0.83m | 00:27AM0.83m | 10:02AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02PM0.29m | 4:11PM0.31m | 7:05AM0.61m | 5:17PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | S 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 9 | SE 7 | SE 4 | — | — | — | SSE 8 |
1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — |
3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 14 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1466 | 1466 | 1466 | 1466 | 1479 | 1466 | 1466 | 1466 | 1431 | 1431 | 1336 | 1336 | 521 | 1165 | 1164 | 1289 | 213 | 1416 | 1431 | 1416 | 1470 | 1289 | 1164 |
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