Hollywood Beach surf break

Hollywood Beach surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 16 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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.6°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 9PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
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
W
0.3
W
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)141313131314141414131313131316161515141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)636058575541414039353434343447464543706761353534
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
W
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
0
SSE
5
W
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
10
ENE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:29PM
1.49
7:54AM
2.27
9:56PM
1.52
8:28AM
2.30
10:23PM
1.54
9:02AM
2.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:48PM
0.19
1:37AM
1.16
3:19PM
0.15
2:12AM
1.13
3:49PM
0.13
2:48AM
1.09
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-------7:01-------7:01-------7:01
Sunset-5:10-------5:12-------5:13------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252322222221212224242323222121222321191919181920
Feels °C (?)222019181717171821212019181717181917161717161517
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