Hollywood Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.17° N 119.23° W

Hollywood Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hollywood Beach sea temperature is
20.4° C
3.2° 

Hollywood Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hollywood Beach today (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hollywood Beach at 5AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.7
SSW
15
1
S
11
0.6
SW
16
0.9
S
11
0.7
SW
16
0.8
S
10
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
285
278
278
214
199
240
196
201
258
136
330
240
224
291
294
256
519
362
Wind (km/h)
15
W
5
W
5
W
5
SW
0
E
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
0
ESE
5
WSW
5
ESE
0
SSE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
0
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
2:25AM1.47m
3:22PM1.89m
4:02AM1.29m
4:12PM1.90m
Low Tide
8:59PM0.94m
8:23AM0.79m
10:29PM0.87m
9:01AM0.98m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:06
8:06
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
19
19
20
20
20
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
Feels °C
18
18
18
19
20
19
20
19
19
20
21
20
21
20
18
17
20
21
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