Holly Beach surf break

Holly Beach surfForecast / Louisiana / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 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
24.8° C
(Which is 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: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (12 May)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (12 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
7
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
10
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
8
0.3
W
3
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SW
3
0.1
SE
8
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WNW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:16PM0.76m
1:13AM0.81m
12:36PM0.75m
2:17AM0.90m
12:57PM0.75m
3:17AM0.98m
Low Tide
6:39PM0.37m
7:09AM0.48m
7:11PM0.24m
8:11AM0.54m
7:49PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:58
7:59
7:59
Temp °C
22
26
28
27
26
24
22
22
24
27
26
25
25
25
24
23
25
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
22
26
28
28
28
26
23
23
25
27
25
25
26
27
25
25
27
26
26
25
25
23
23
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
SE
8
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1412
1559
1412
1559
1190
1205
1217
1259
554
1259
1335
1167
1164
1162
1162
1162
1162
1410
1543
1520
1164
1164
1224
1280
Best forecast wave conditions in Louisiana
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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