Hollywood Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.17° N 119.23° W

Hollywood Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hollywood Beach sea temperature is
19.1° C
2.1° 

Hollywood Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hollywood Beach today (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hollywood Beach at 12PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.7
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
90
89
89
89
88
86
79
126
130
130
94
88
74
74
75
78
188
243
249
255
159
70
181
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
0
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
0
SE
5
E
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
12:28PM1.74m
11:32PM2.25m
1:10PM1.79m
00:23AM2.00m
1:52PM1.84m
Low Tide
5:54AM-0.01m
5:30PM0.97m
6:33AM0.16m
6:31PM0.97m
7:11AM0.36m
7:40PM0.96m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:07
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
19
19
19
18
19
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
21
22
23
23
21
20
21
21
22
22
22
22
21
22
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
20
19
20
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