Holly Beach surf break

Holly Beach surfForecast / Louisiana / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 23 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
26.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Holly Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Holly Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (23 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (23 May)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
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
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
4
5
5
5
10
5
4
4
2
2
2
22
26
18
17
16
10
6
7
6
6
4
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
10
S
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
ESE
25
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:44AM0.84m
10:08PM0.67m
11:18AM0.80m
11:51PM0.71m
11:45AM0.78m
Low Tide
3:11AM0.29m
5:11PM0.53m
4:24AM0.39m
5:51PM0.44m
5:37AM0.47m
6:26PM0.35m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:05
8:05
8:06
3
2
1
2
5
6
1
7
9
7
4
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
20
21
20
20
21
23
24
24
24
25
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
29
29
28
27
27
29
20
22
22
21
22
24
24
25
25
27
28
27
28
27
28
27
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
S
8
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
ENE
3
Energy kJ
2
5
4
3
1
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSW
4
Energy kJ
2
3
4
5
5
5
10
2
3
22
26
18
17
16
10
6
7
6
6
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
1163
1163
1163
1412
1412
1412
1228
1163
545
515
515
1543
1570
1566
1229
547
547
436
1466
1570
1570
1570
1497
744
Best forecast wave conditions in Louisiana
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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