Hollywood Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.17° N 119.23° W

Hollywood Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hollywood Beach sea temperature is
19.6° C
2.6° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hollywood Beach at 3AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
79
126
130
130
94
88
74
74
75
78
188
243
249
255
159
69
89
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:32PM2.25m
1:10PM1.79m
00:23AM2.00m
1:52PM1.84m
Low Tide
5:30PM0.97m
6:33AM0.16m
6:31PM0.97m
7:11AM0.36m
7:40PM0.96m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:07
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
20
20
20
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
20
21
21
20
21
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