Hollywood Beach surf break

Hollywood Beach surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 12 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
15.9° C
(Which is 1.8°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 4PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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

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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
W
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)181717161616161615151414141313131313131918181616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1231681592031441441421381268481103636058585756323061608983
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
ENE
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
E
5
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
E
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassoffoffglassglassonglasscrossglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:34AM
1.91
7:09PM
1.29
5:19AM
1.97
8:00PM
1.37
6:01AM
2.04
8:33PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
0.64
10:24PM
1.21
1:06PM
0.49
11:27PM
1.24
1:42PM
0.37
12:18AM
1.24
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise-7:03-------7:01-------7:01------
Sunset---5:07-------5:07-------5:08----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181920212019191919192122212020191920222220202020
Feels °C (?)141616181715151515161717171717151517191818171717
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