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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 10 pm Monday 18 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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.3°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 6AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hollywood Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 17 | S 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
69 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 44 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 117 | 117 | 64 | 86 | 82 | 79 | 78 | 96 | 184 | 184 | 96 | 77 | 107 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:58PM2.47m | 1:31PM1.51m | 11:52PM2.33m | 2:44PM1.53m | 00:53AM2.15m | 3:54PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36AM-0.03m | 5:29PM1.21m | 7:36AM0.08m | 6:40PM1.28m | 8:37AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 21 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | S 14 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 69 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 66 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 117 | 55 | 54 | 86 | 82 | 79 | 78 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 65 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 3 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 38 | 68 | 69 | 38 | 43 | 69 | 68 | 41 | 41 | 3 | 32 | 64 | 64 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 184 | 184 | 77 | 77 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | WSW 5 | NW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 15 | SW 16 | W 4 | SW 21 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 68 | 28 | 28 | 44 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 40 | 2 | 117 | 56 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 96 | 56 | 76 | 96 | 37 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | SE 2 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | W 3 | W 3 | W 10 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | W 5 | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 37 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 9 | — | — | 11 | — | 3 | 8 | 42 | — | — | — | 43 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 62 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 250 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 115 | 32 |
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