Hollywood Beach surf break

Hollywood Beach surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 19 May 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
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 7PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)--
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)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
68
56
56
72
117
117
64
86
82
79
78
96
184
184
96
77
107
109
107
108
152
249
246
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
SE
10
S
10
SW
15
W
15
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
0
SE
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
0
WSW
10
WSW
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
1:31PM1.51m
11:52PM2.33m
2:44PM1.53m
00:53AM2.15m
3:54PM1.60m
2:04AM1.95m
Low Tide
5:29PM1.21m
7:36AM0.08m
6:40PM1.28m
8:37AM0.20m
8:15PM1.30m
9:38AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:54
7:55
7:55
Temp °C
19
18
19
20
22
22
22
20
19
19
18
17
17
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
18
19
19
19
17
17
15
15
16
16
15
16
16
15
13
13
14
15
14
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SW
21
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
S
12
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
S
14
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
Energy kJ
58
56
56
56
56
117
55
54
86
82
79
78
47
14
9
6
65
107
109
107
108
152
249
246
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
W
4
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
Energy kJ
69
68
41
41
40
4
64
64
51
48
47
47
96
184
184
77
77
64
62
55
54
5
53
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
16
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
SW
21
0.3
S
13
0.4
SW
21
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
W
13
0.1
S
16
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.4
SW
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
WSW
4
0.2
WNW
11
Energy kJ
10
22
20
10
72
32
117
35
30
5
17
16
56
56
76
96
37
13
12
52
54
5
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
11
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
SE
2
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
13
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.8
W
5
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
4
0.3
WSW
4
Energy kJ
35
1
1
1
4
1
15
54
5
12
14
32
43
42
3
4
4
116
14
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
3
9
62
14
14
0
0
0
0
86
250
32
19
0
0
0
0
87
296
32
32
14
14
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Ventura County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
1
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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