Hollywood Beach surf break

Hollywood Beach surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 06 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
15.4° 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 1PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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 Thu night, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
1.2
W
6
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
1.5
W
7
1
W
6
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
1.3
W
7
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
162
116
100
97
99
100
100
100
100
99
70
49
200
66
44
44
27
27
78
161
80
80
168
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
10
SW
15
SW
15
W
5
WSW
0
SSW
0
WSW
0
SW
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
0
E
5
SW
0
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
0
NW
0
SW
0
SSW
5
WSW
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:22PM1.36m
00:20AM1.87m
1:12AM1.77m
6:15PM1.50m
2:27AM1.68m
Low Tide
7:48AM0.50m
4:46PM1.36m
8:48AM0.55m
9:47AM0.57m
9:03PM1.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:01
6:01
6:01
6:00
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7:44
7:45
7:45
7:46
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
14
15
15
16
16
15
16
15
15
15
15
13
13
12
13
14
16
14
15
14
13
14
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
14
17
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
7
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
9
Energy kJ
164
162
116
100
97
99
34
26
13
100
99
70
49
64
66
41
23
25
25
35
12
37
29
76
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
4
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
SSW
21
Energy kJ
4
23
11
10
10
10
100
100
100
9
11
14
14
46
45
44
44
27
6
78
24
24
25
168
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
W
4
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
W
12
0.1
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
23
1
14
11
15
59
10
11
11
11
11
10
13
13
50
36
13
26
27
27
79
80
80
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
4
0.3
W
2
0.5
W
4
0.8
W
5
1.2
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.6
W
5
1.5
W
7
0.4
SW
5
1.3
W
7
Energy kJ
2
1
9
33
94
12
15
200
6
161
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
86
397
32
13
0
0
0
0
86
62
14
0
0
0
0
0
87
250
32
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Ventura County
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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