Hollywood Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.17° N 119.23° W

Hollywood Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hollywood Beach sea temperature is
21.0°C
3.9° 

Hollywood Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hollywood Beach today (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hollywood Beach at 10AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (20 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (20 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
1
2
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
527
419
392
381
376
376
371
371
366
366
341
211
258
356
366
371
376
376
283
265
329
326
246
246
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
0
SE
10
SSE
20
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
20
SW
20
NE
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
NE
0
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
5
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:21AM1.64m
5:58PM1.70m
7:33AM1.74m
6:50PM1.74m
7:47AM1.86m
7:37PM1.76m
Low Tide
00:18AM0.57m
12:35PM1.20m
00:49AM0.56m
1:13PM1.02m
1:17AM0.57m
1:48PM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:15
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1
13
2
3
2
3
3
1
3
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Temp °C
20
20
20
22
22
21
19
19
19
19
18
16
18
19
19
18
18
18
17
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
21
21
21
22
21
21
20
20
19
20
16
13
16
16
18
18
19
19
17
20
16
16
17
18
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