Hollywood Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.17° N 119.23° W

Hollywood Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hollywood Beach sea temperature is
21.8°C
4.1° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hollywood Beach at 5AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
184
130
162
199
255
252
252
252
252
255
255
252
252
311
249
246
243
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
0
SE
0
WNW
0
ENE
0
ESE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
SW
5
S
5
SW
5
E
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
W
10
W
5
NNE
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
8:23AM1.44m
4:35PM1.74m
8:10AM1.50m
5:47PM1.80m
Low Tide
11:49PM0.64m
10:23AM1.43m
00:43AM0.56m
12:04PM1.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:58
6:55
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
20
22
22
21
21
21
19
20
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
20
21
21
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