Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hollywood Beach today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hollywood Beach at 2AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Hollywood Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
155 | 170 | 188 | 191 | 252 | 266 | 215 | 217 | 217 | 215 | 176 | 120 | 118 | 163 | 165 | 186 | 163 | 118 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:57AM1.22m | 2:56PM1.84m | 4:05PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41PM0.79m | 7:25AM1.14m | 11:18PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
155 | 170 | 48 | 29 | 252 | 266 | 215 | 217 | 217 | 215 | 176 | 120 | 118 | 163 | 165 | 186 | 163 | 118 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | S 8 | S 9 | WNW 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 4 | W 7 |
42 | 2 | 188 | 191 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 13 | S 9 | SW 20 | S 9 | S 9 | W 14 | W 14 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 33 | 36 | 57 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 4 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
19 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 26 | 9 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 32 | 14 | 0 |
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