Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hollywood Beach today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hollywood Beach at 11PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Hollywood Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
291 | 275 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 242 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 209 | 223 | 146 | 149 | 109 | 155 | 170 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:46PM1.95m | 00:56AM1.58m | 1:22PM1.93m | 2:02AM1.36m | 2:03PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08PM0.76m | 6:44AM0.79m | 8:16PM0.79m | 7:08AM0.98m | 9:41PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
291 | 275 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 242 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 46 | 223 | 146 | 149 | 102 | 155 | 170 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 5 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | WNW 8 |
19 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 209 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 109 | 42 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | WNW 8 | S 9 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 65 | 66 | 2 | 12 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WSW 4 | W 5 |
3 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 24 | 82 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 41 | 57 | 48 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 6 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 62 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 32 | 14 | 12 |
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