
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holly Beach today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Holly Beach at 6AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Holly Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 8 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 8 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 9 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:15AM0.74m | 10:58PM0.83m | 7:36AM0.75m | 00:20AM0.89m | 8:10AM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32AM0.63m | 2:52PM0.22m | 4:05AM0.70m | 3:51PM0.14m | 5:49AM0.75m | 4:53PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 6 | — | S 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 8 | — | SSE 4 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 7 | — | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | — | S 9 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 6 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | S 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1181 | 1164 | 1163 | 1181 | 1524 | 1543 | 1520 | 1163 | 1163 | 1163 | 1466 | 1466 | 1543 | 1543 | 1543 | 1486 | 1163 | 1466 | 1466 | 1466 | 1543 | 1543 | 1524 | 1479 |
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