Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hollywood Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hollywood Beach at 6AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hollywood Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
163 | 118 | 115 | 107 | 102 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 98 | 64 | 49 | 50 | 72 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:39AM1.36m | 5:20PM1.85m | 8:46AM1.43m | 6:20PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:34AM0.63m | 10:20AM1.35m | 1:25AM0.52m | 12:06PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 |
163 | 118 | 115 | 107 | 102 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 68 | 68 | 12 | 13 | 98 | 64 | 40 | 42 | 30 | 121 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | W 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 19 |
8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 68 | 67 | 12 | 8 | 49 | 29 | 72 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 10 |
3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 50 | 52 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 9 | W 4 | W 5 |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 37 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 24 | 7 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 14 | 12 |
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