Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hollywood Beach today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hollywood Beach at 12PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hollywood Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
272 | 272 | 272 | 242 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 209 | 223 | 146 | 149 | 109 | 155 | 170 | 188 | 191 | 252 | 266 | 215 | 217 | 217 | 215 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 00:56AM1.58m | 1:22PM1.93m | 2:02AM1.36m | 2:03PM1.88m | 3:57AM1.22m | 2:56PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44AM0.79m | 8:16PM0.79m | 7:08AM0.98m | 9:41PM0.79m | 7:25AM1.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | W 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
272 | 272 | 272 | 242 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 46 | 27 | 19 | 149 | 102 | 155 | 170 | 34 | 191 | 252 | 266 | 215 | 217 | 217 | 215 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | W 5 | W 5 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | S 9 | SSW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 14 | S 9 | WSW 4 |
8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 209 | 223 | 146 | 66 | 109 | 42 | 2 | 188 | 28 | 14 | 29 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 8 | S 13 | S 9 | SW 20 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 12 | W 14 | S 12 |
2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 65 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 5 |
23 | 16 | 62 | 49 | 10 | 11 | 37 | 43 | 46 | 130 | 94 | — | 14 | 13 | 10 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 17 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 14 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 62 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 6 |
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