Holly Beach surf break

Holly Beach surfForecast / Louisiana / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 14 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
24.8° 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 7PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (14 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (14 May)1ft (0.3m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
6
4
7
7
11
16
14
15
16
15
17
26
30
42
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:57PM0.75m
3:17AM0.98m
1:21PM0.76m
4:15AM1.04m
1:49PM0.79m
5:14AM1.06m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.54m
7:49PM0.11m
9:08AM0.61m
8:32PM0.01m
10:02AM0.67m
9:18PM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
7:59
8:00
8:00
Temp °C
26
27
27
26
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
29
27
27
26
25
25
25
24
25
24
24
25
23
24
24
23
24
24
25
24
24
25
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SE
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
6
4
7
7
11
16
14
15
16
15
17
26
30
42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
1162
1410
1163
1163
1164
1164
1280
1455
1410
1410
1520
1569
1466
1466
1466
1466
1477
1800
1793
1569
1466
1466
1163
1466
Best forecast wave conditions in Louisiana
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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