Holly Beach surf break

Holly Beach surfForecast / Louisiana / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 06 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
24.6° 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: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.3
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
12
13
8
13
9
8
5
9
7
12
13
13
7
7
7
8
10
8
4
18
18
5
14
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:33AM0.87m
9:33AM0.86m
10:26AM0.84m
Low Tide
11:54PM0.17m
00:38AM0.20m
1:28AM0.24m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:26
6:26
6:24
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7:52
7:53
7:54
1
1
2
2
1
4
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
25
24
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
23
20
20
19
21
23
22
22
22
21
21
25
26
25
24
26
26
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
26
21
20
19
20
24
23
23
24
23
23
27
27
28
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
6
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
5
5
12
13
13
7
7
7
8
8
8
4
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
6
0.1
SW
6
0.3
SSW
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
7
Energy kJ
7
1
10
1
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.3
SW
4
0.3
NE
2
0.3
SE
4
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
S
7
Energy kJ
16
12
13
8
13
9
8
5
9
3
1
2
18
18
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
1466
1466
1280
1181
1570
1567
1566
1190
1163
137
200
1163
1162
1164
639
617
1164
1466
278
385
1566
1570
1566
1497
Best forecast wave conditions in Louisiana
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
5
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