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Hollywood Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Ventura (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Hollywood Beach surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 21 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hollywood Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hollywood Beach sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hollywood Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Hollywood Beach at 12PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Hollywood Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
96 | 184 | 184 | 96 | 77 | 107 | 109 | 107 | 108 | 152 | 249 | 246 | 79 | 79 | 106 | 107 | 116 | 164 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 169 | 203 | 203 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:53AM2.15m | 3:54PM1.60m | 2:04AM1.95m | 4:52PM1.70m | 3:26AM1.76m | 5:39PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37AM0.20m | 8:15PM1.30m | 9:38AM0.32m | 10:01PM1.23m | 10:34AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | SW 19 | WSW 4 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | W 4 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 21 | 15 | 184 | 7 | 77 | 107 | 109 | 107 | 108 | 9 | 249 | 246 | 79 | 73 | 106 | 107 | 116 | 164 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 169 | 203 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 19 | W 4 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 18 | W 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 47 | 184 | 10 | 77 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 55 | 54 | 152 | 9 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | S 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 11 | SW 14 | SW 18 | NW 11 | S 23 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 96 | 56 | 77 | 96 | 37 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 5 | 72 | 79 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | W 12 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | — | WSW 4 | W 11 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 10 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 60 | — | — | — | 7 | 67 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 | — | 6 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 366 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 250 | 578 | 32 | 14 | 14 |
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