Hollywood Beach surf break

Hollywood Beach surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 19 Mar 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
16.3° C
(Which is 2.3°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: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)--
Afternoon (19 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (19 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)131717161616161616161515151515151414141414101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8714814313312912717317116616215615014614410414213813813613375717170
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
W
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
W
0
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
onglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:34PM
2.13
11:04AM
1.84
11:04PM
2.20
11:56AM
1.66
11:39PM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:20PM
0.52
4:58AM
0.41
4:48PM
0.66
5:47AM
0.36
5:16PM
0.82
6:43AM
0.37
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise------7:01-------6:58-------6:58-
Sunset-7:07-------7:07-------7:08------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212323222222212422212021201918191818171718181718
Feels °C (?)212222222222212321211921201818181717171817181718
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