
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hollywood Beach today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hollywood Beach at 10AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hollywood Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
527 | 419 | 392 | 381 | 376 | 376 | 371 | 371 | 366 | 366 | 341 | 211 | 258 | 356 | 366 | 371 | 376 | 376 | 283 | 265 | 329 | 326 | 246 | 246 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:21AM1.64m | 5:58PM1.70m | 7:33AM1.74m | 6:50PM1.74m | 7:47AM1.86m | 7:37PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:18AM0.57m | 12:35PM1.20m | 00:49AM0.56m | 1:13PM1.02m | 1:17AM0.57m | 1:48PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
527 | 419 | 392 | 381 | 376 | 376 | 371 | 371 | 366 | 366 | 341 | 198 | 258 | 356 | 366 | 371 | 376 | 376 | 273 | 265 | 254 | 195 | 192 | 189 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 11 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
15 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 56 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 44 | 211 | 134 | 129 | 216 | 194 | 128 | 127 | 283 | 254 | 329 | 326 | 246 | 246 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 18 | WNW 11 | SW 20 | WNW 10 | S 22 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 21 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SE 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 12 | W 12 | S 4 | W 11 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 37 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 84 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | W 11 | — | — | — | S 8 | NE 8 | ENE 2 | E 8 | E 3 | SE 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
47 | 35 | — | — | 14 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | — | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 250 | 250 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 24 | 14 | 6 |
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