Hollywood Beach surf break

Hollywood Beach surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 04 May 2026 PDT
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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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.2°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 12PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
42
85
121
67
66
66
67
68
142
86
106
104
104
104
148
160
164
164
162
118
100
97
99
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
25
W
30
W
20
W
5
W
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSW
10
SW
20
W
15
W
0
SW
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
12:58PM1.41m
11:06PM2.05m
2:11PM1.36m
11:40PM1.97m
4:22PM1.36m
Low Tide
6:07AM0.35m
4:39PM1.23m
6:54AM0.42m
4:57PM1.30m
7:48AM0.50m
4:46PM1.36m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:03
6:03
6:01
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7:43
7:43
7:44
Temp °C
15
14
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
12
12
14
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
9
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
17
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
W
5
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
42
42
85
121
48
66
46
46
46
142
86
106
104
104
104
148
24
164
164
162
118
100
97
99
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
10
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
4
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
WSW
12
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
31
31
31
8
67
35
66
67
68
17
49
49
10
10
27
25
160
10
6
23
27
10
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
S
12
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
W
4
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
Energy kJ
8
8
9
14
10
21
11
20
20
10
10
10
17
17
16
15
24
23
23
3
10
15
15
59
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.9
W
4
1
W
5
1
W
5
1
WNW
5
0.3
SW
4
0.3
W
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
14
7
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
9
10
15
28
31
44
52
56
3
24
44
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
14
14
0
32
250
62
14
14
6
9
8
32
397
250
32
6
0
0
0
86
86
32
14
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Ventura County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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