Holly Beach surf break

Holly Beach surfForecast / Louisiana / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 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
24.9° C
(Which is 3.0°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 5PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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)
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
13
25
21
19
17
10
11
7
11
17
13
13
19
15
12
13
9
6
6
5
6
3
4
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:46AM0.94m
5:07PM0.75m
10:52AM0.91m
6:43PM0.70m
11:44AM0.88m
9:21PM0.67m
Low Tide
4:05PM0.75m
2:17AM0.12m
5:36PM0.70m
3:31AM0.19m
6:06PM0.63m
4:46AM0.26m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:39
6:39
6:37
6:37
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7:45
7:45
7:45
7:45
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
21
22
21
21
22
22
22
24
24
25
24
26
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.1
SE
7
0.3
S
4
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
7
3
4
2
3
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
2
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
Energy kJ
1
13
25
21
19
17
10
11
7
11
17
13
13
19
15
12
13
9
6
6
5
6
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1163
1566
1793
1566
744
1163
1162
1163
1466
1570
1793
1566
1466
1164
1162
1164
1466
1570
1567
1567
1164
1163
1164
1181
Best forecast wave conditions in Louisiana
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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