
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holly Beach today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Holly Beach at 6AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Holly Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 6 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | NE 3 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:03PM0.84m | 11:08PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.22m | 1:58PM0.25m | 3:02PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | — |
3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 8 | E 6 | — | SE 6 | — | S 7 | S 8 | — | S 7 | S 7 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 3 |
23 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1466 | 1466 | 200 | 1224 | 1481 | 1520 | 1181 | 1181 | 1280 | 1325 | 1325 | 1466 | 1325 | 1466 | 1466 | 200 | 1466 | 1431 | 515 | 1431 | 1431 | 1466 | 1466 | 1466 |
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