Hollywood Beach surf break

Hollywood Beach surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 PST
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Hollywood Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hollywood Beach sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Hollywood Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Hollywood Beach at 1AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s

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

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Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
0.3
SSW
0.5
W
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
SW
0.3
WNW
0.3
SSW
0.4
NW
0.3
WNW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)6149131316161315121515121212121414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)764141353585844444305642292930303938333333343434
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:13AM
1.79
1:38PM
1.42
3:00AM
1.82
3:23PM
1.25
3:47AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:13PM
0.61
8:31AM
1.06
7:49PM
0.80
10:09AM
0.95
8:28PM
0.98
11:29AM
0.80
Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise-----7:03-------7:03-------7:03--
Sunset-------5:04-------5:05-------5:06
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131212121213161514141414151518171717161616172120
Feels °C (?)8776681111101099101114121312111111131716
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