Holly Beach surf break

Holly Beach surfForecast / Louisiana / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 15 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
25.3° 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 9PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)1ft (0.3m)3s
Afternoon (15 May)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (15 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
3
4
4
5
10
16
14
11
17
15
17
19
28
39
39
49
53
65
55
47
40
36
47
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:21PM0.76m
4:15AM1.04m
1:49PM0.79m
5:14AM1.06m
2:21PM0.81m
6:14AM1.04m
Low Tide
9:08AM0.61m
8:32PM0.01m
10:02AM0.67m
9:18PM-0.06m
10:55AM0.73m
10:08PM-0.09m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
8:00
8:00
8:00
1
2
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
25
25
24
25
26
24
23
23
23
24
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
26
26
27
27
27
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
Energy kJ
2
3
4
4
5
10
16
14
11
17
15
17
19
28
39
39
49
53
65
55
47
40
36
47
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
1410
1543
1569
1569
1466
1466
1466
1466
1471
1569
1793
1569
1466
1466
1177
1163
1466
1569
1569
1543
1477
1466
1410
1410
Best forecast wave conditions in Louisiana
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
5
4
4
2
3
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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