
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hollywood Beach today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hollywood Beach at 5AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Hollywood Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
285 | 278 | 278 | 214 | 199 | 240 | 196 | 201 | 258 | 136 | 330 | 240 | 224 | 291 | 294 | 256 | 519 | 362 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:25AM1.47m | 3:22PM1.89m | 4:02AM1.29m | 4:12PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59PM0.94m | 8:23AM0.79m | 10:29PM0.87m | 9:01AM0.98m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
285 | 278 | 278 | 214 | 199 | 240 | 144 | 188 | 146 | 136 | 330 | 94 | 94 | 235 | 294 | 256 | 519 | 362 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSE 12 | S 9 |
230 | 216 | 211 | 191 | 193 | 86 | 196 | 201 | 258 | 124 | 96 | 240 | 200 | 291 | 110 | 142 | 30 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | SSE 14 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 17 | W 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 |
23 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 37 | 36 | 119 | 10 | 113 | 224 | 40 | 20 | 30 | 25 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | W 5 | — | — | W 4 | — | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 |
6 | 7 | 31 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 23 | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | 2 | 11 | 51 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 62 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 62 | 19 | 14 | 0 |
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