Holly Beach surf break

Holly Beach surfForecast / Louisiana / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 21 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
26.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Holly Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Holly Beach at 1AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (22 May)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (22 May)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
10 AM
1 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
6
0.4
S
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
4
3
9
8
5
5
4
4
3
3
5
6
4
2
2
3
6
5
16
6
6
13
10
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
15
S
20
S
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
on
on
High Tide
5:59PM0.72m
10:03AM0.87m
7:59PM0.67m
10:44AM0.84m
10:08PM0.67m
11:18AM0.80m
Low Tide
3:13PM0.69m
2:01AM0.18m
4:20PM0.62m
3:11AM0.29m
5:11PM0.53m
4:24AM0.39m
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:02
8:04
8:05
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
9
3
Temp °C
22
23
24
25
24
25
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
27
26
25
23
23
22
24
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
30
28
27
25
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
6
0.1
S
6
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
8
0.4
S
4
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
5
1
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
3
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
8
4
9
8
3
2
3
4
3
3
5
6
4
2
2
3
6
5
16
6
6
13
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1569
1176
1163
1163
1163
1163
1466
1566
1567
1567
1486
1181
1163
1163
1466
1412
1412
1566
547
510
400
400
411
1570
Best forecast wave conditions in Louisiana
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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