Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hollywood Beach today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hollywood Beach at 9AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hollywood Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
475 | 463 | 434 | 344 | 334 | 301 | 297 | 236 | 233 | 233 | 180 | 180 | 218 | 195 | 189 | 183 | 128 | 116 | 114 | 98 | 112 | 112 | 82 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:23AM1.94m | 11:29PM1.76m | 11:51AM1.99m | 00:17AM1.57m | 12:25PM2.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04AM0.52m | 5:33PM0.68m | 5:28AM0.66m | 6:23PM0.66m | 5:51AM0.82m | 7:26PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
69 | 463 | 434 | 344 | 334 | 301 | 297 | 236 | 233 | 46 | 25 | 180 | 218 | 195 | 189 | 183 | 128 | 116 | 114 | 83 | 112 | 112 | 82 | 102 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 |
475 | 39 | 26 | 19 | 34 | 55 | 77 | 75 | 104 | 233 | 180 | 170 | 175 | 121 | 120 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 67 | 69 | 67 | 80 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | W 5 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 5 | W 4 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 |
14 | 6 | 21 | 36 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | — | — | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 |
219 | 147 | — | — | 52 | 20 | 53 | 75 | 59 | 130 | 82 | 62 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 15 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 12 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 250 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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