Holly Beach surf break

Holly Beach surfForecast / Louisiana / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 22 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
26.8° 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: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (22 May)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (22 May)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
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
SE
5
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SE
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
2
30
28
21
20
17
17
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
E
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
SE
20
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:03AM0.87m
7:59PM0.67m
10:44AM0.84m
10:08PM0.67m
11:18AM0.80m
11:51PM0.71m
Low Tide
2:01AM0.18m
4:20PM0.62m
3:11AM0.29m
5:11PM0.53m
4:24AM0.39m
5:51PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:04
8:05
8:05
1
1
2
4
1
3
8
4
1
Temp °C
24
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
22
24
23
22
23
23
22
23
23
23
27
27
27
27
28
29
28
28
28
29
28
28
27
27
23
27
25
23
24
23
24
25
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SSW
4
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
6
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.8
S
5
Energy kJ
3
1
4
4
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
3
4
2
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
7
0.3
SE
5
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
Energy kJ
7
1
2
4
2
2
1
3
1
2
1
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
5
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
30
21
20
17
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1163
1177
1163
1174
1466
1566
1567
1533
1481
1466
1163
1163
1163
1336
1412
1412
1164
385
400
200
137
1570
1570
1566
Best forecast wave conditions in Louisiana
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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