
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holly Beach today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Holly Beach at 3PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Holly Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 28°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:16AM0.79m | 4:55PM0.86m | 4:34AM0.77m | 5:57PM0.85m | 4:51AM0.75m | 7:01PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24AM0.32m | 11:00PM0.44m | 11:02AM0.27m | 11:45PM0.53m | 11:41AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | S 3 | SSW 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | E 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | S 3 | — | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — |
2 | 11 | 9 | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1181 | 1466 | 1466 | 1167 | 1520 | 1520 | 1479 | 1163 | 1164 | 1181 | 1164 | 1163 | 1543 | 1163 | 1176 | 1163 | 1163 | 1163 | 1163 | 1471 | 1524 | 1163 | 1163 |
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