
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holly Beach today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Holly Beach at 3PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Holly Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 28°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | SE 10 | — | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:10PM0.83m | 4:21AM0.93m | 2:22PM0.84m | 4:52AM0.89m | 3:32PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05AM0.70m | 8:46PM0.02m | 9:42AM0.64m | 9:37PM0.08m | 10:22AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — |
3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 4 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | SE 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 8 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — |
4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 9 | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | — | S 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
— | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1466 | 1559 | 1559 | 1543 | 1481 | 1466 | 1466 | 1466 | 1466 | 1566 | 1543 | 1520 | 1497 | 1466 | 1410 | 1466 | 1466 | 1520 | 1520 | 1520 | 1479 |
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