Holly Beach surf break

Holly Beach surfForecast / Louisiana / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 16 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
25.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Holly Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Holly Beach at 7PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (16 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (16 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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)
0.6
S
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
20
23
26
22
30
30
29
39
37
42
41
39
52
40
40
37
34
39
42
40
36
37
27
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:49PM0.79m
5:14AM1.06m
2:21PM0.81m
6:14AM1.04m
2:59PM0.82m
Low Tide
10:02AM0.67m
9:18PM-0.06m
10:55AM0.73m
10:08PM-0.09m
11:48AM0.76m
11:01PM-0.07m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:20
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:01
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
25
26
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
25
24
25
25
25
25
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
25
25
26
26
27
27
25
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
5
Energy kJ
7
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)
0.6
S
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
Energy kJ
15
20
23
26
22
30
30
29
39
37
42
41
39
52
40
40
37
34
39
42
40
36
37
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1471
1800
1793
1569
1466
1466
1229
1466
1477
1569
1569
1569
1466
1466
1410
1466
1466
1567
1569
1567
1484
1412
1410
1271
Best forecast wave conditions in Louisiana
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
2
7
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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