Holly Beach surf break

Holly Beach surfForecast / Louisiana / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 13 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
24.9° 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: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (13 May)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (13 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
10
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
1
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
4
4
5
6
6
7
8
15
17
14
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:36PM0.75m
2:17AM0.90m
12:57PM0.75m
3:17AM0.98m
1:21PM0.76m
4:15AM1.04m
Low Tide
7:09AM0.48m
7:11PM0.24m
8:11AM0.54m
7:49PM0.11m
9:08AM0.61m
8:32PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:59
7:59
8:00
Temp °C
25
28
30
28
26
24
23
23
25
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
27
27
30
28
27
25
24
25
27
26
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
24
23
25
23
23
23
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
W
3
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
5
6
6
7
8
15
17
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
1163
1205
1268
1329
1164
1162
1162
1162
1162
1228
1163
1163
1163
1176
1224
1461
1470
1412
1569
1569
1466
1466
1466
1466
Best forecast wave conditions in Louisiana
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
1
3
3
2
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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