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Holly Beach surfForecast / Louisiana / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 CDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
26.5° C
(Which is 1.0°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 9AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Holly Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 4 | SE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | |
64 | 16 | 17 | 51 | 35 | 33 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 8:15AM0.97m | 4:39PM0.78m | 9:13AM0.92m | 5:59PM0.72m | 10:03AM0.87m | 7:59PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56PM0.75m | 00:57AM0.08m | 3:13PM0.69m | 2:01AM0.18m | 4:20PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | 8:04 |
— | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
24 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | — | S 6 | SE 6 | S 3 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — |
 kJ | 15 | 16 | 17 | 51 | 35 | 33 | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 4 | SE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 |
| kJ | 64 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 10 | — | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1497 | 1466 | 1163 | 385 | 1412 | 130 | 130 | 1567 | 1497 | 1163 | 1163 | 1163 | 1163 | 1567 | 1569 | 1567 | 1163 | 1163 | 385 | 436 | 1163 | 1567 | 1481 | 1566 |
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