Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holly Beach today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Holly Beach at 6PM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Holly Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | E 3 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 74 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:39PM0.83m | 5:26AM0.75m | 7:59PM0.84m | 5:41AM0.75m | 9:29PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42AM0.30m | 00:22AM0.55m | 12:27PM0.23m | 1:22AM0.64m | 1:19PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | SE 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | NE 2 | E 3 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 16 | — | 1 | 15 | 74 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1291 | 1520 | 1569 | 1520 | 1466 | 1466 | 1466 | 1162 | 1278 | 1470 | 1569 | 1543 | 1193 | 1174 | 1174 | 1163 | 1296 | 1466 | 1569 | 1559 | 1177 |
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