Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hollywood Beach today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hollywood Beach at 8PM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Hollywood Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri night, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
214 | 329 | 315 | 475 | 582 | 582 | 576 | 459 | 412 | 493 | 487 | 481 | 475 | 463 | 434 | 344 | 339 | 305 | 236 | 236 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:09PM2.06m | 10:58AM1.87m | 10:47PM1.93m | 11:23AM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08PM0.80m | 4:41AM0.40m | 4:48PM0.73m | 5:04AM0.52m | 5:33PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
58 | 329 | 315 | 475 | 582 | 582 | 576 | 459 | 412 | 493 | 487 | 481 | 475 | 124 | 64 | 344 | 339 | 305 | 236 | 236 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 5 | W 5 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 |
214 | 57 | 36 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 463 | 434 | 40 | 34 | 55 | 50 | 75 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 15 | S 16 | S 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 9 | WNW 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
90 | 43 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 36 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 |
— | 28 | 21 | 52 | 54 | 43 | 134 | 119 | 33 | 72 | 151 | 215 | 178 | 335 | 254 | 197 | 27 | 33 | 78 | 80 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 62 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 14 |
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