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Holly Beach surfForecast / Louisiana / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 08 May 2026 CDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Holly Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Holly Beach at 10AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Holly Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | |
3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:26AM0.84m | 11:06AM0.83m | 11:35AM0.81m | 10:15PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28AM0.24m | 2:27AM0.29m | 3:37AM0.33m | 6:04PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | 7:57 |
— | 2 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
18 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | — | SSE 6 | — | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 34 | 8 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 23 | 11 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 34 | — | 3 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | S 9 | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | ESE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | S 6 | S 4 | S 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | S 3 | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | — | 7 | 12 | 13 | — | 15 | 4 | 11 | — | — | 10 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1466 | 385 | 278 | 320 | 320 | 1566 | 1497 | 1497 | 278 | 200 | 200 | 1569 | 1567 | 1566 | 1264 | 1280 | 1200 | 1224 | 1224 | 1497 | 1567 | 1296 | 1176 | 200 |
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