Hollywood Beach surf break

Hollywood Beach surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
16.6° C
(Which is 2.5°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 6PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)16s

Table - waves today at Hollywood Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
1
W
5
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
11
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
1.3
WNW
6
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
1.3
W
6
1.9
WNW
7
1
W
6
0.7
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
46
46
46
41
40
57
45
39
38
38
23
35
34
113
33
33
33
33
33
120
335
71
29
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
SW
20
SW
15
W
10
W
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
WNW
0
NNE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
SE
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
W
0
WSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
0
ENE
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:19AM1.74m
8:27PM2.10m
9:05AM1.70m
8:50PM2.15m
9:49AM1.66m
9:14PM2.18m
Low Tide
2:07PM0.67m
3:02AM0.48m
2:35PM0.78m
3:37AM0.37m
3:01PM0.89m
4:12AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
6:09
6:07
6:07
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7:37
7:38
7:39
7:39
Temp °C
14
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
14
13
14
12
12
14
15
14
13
15
15
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
15
13
15
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
4
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
SW
16
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
15
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
1.2
W
6
1
W
6
0.7
W
6
Energy kJ
6
25
25
25
25
40
21
15
6
6
6
21
9
34
33
25
16
11
12
33
33
109
71
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
12
0.3
W
4
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
S
12
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
WSW
14
Energy kJ
44
3
46
46
41
25
40
39
38
38
38
17
35
9
33
33
33
33
33
14
14
31
29
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
S
16
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
SW
16
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
28
46
18
26
20
20
24
22
39
21
21
23
17
17
9
9
14
14
14
8
8
15
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
4
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
4
1
W
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
W
5
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.7
W
5
1.3
WNW
6
0.3
WSW
5
0.7
W
4
1.3
W
6
1.9
WNW
7
0.3
ESE
2
Energy kJ
3
2
6
14
57
45
32
4
3
3
22
113
4
15
120
335
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
115
397
397
14
0
0
0
0
87
87
19
19
0
2
0
9
80
62
32
0
0
0
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Ventura County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
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