Hollywood Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.17° N 119.23° W

Hollywood Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hollywood Beach sea temperature is
20.0° C
2.8° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hollywood Beach at 2PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.6
S
11
0.8
W
6
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
0.9
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.7
SSW
15
1.1
S
11
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
243
249
255
159
69
89
40
124
211
238
247
302
285
278
278
214
199
295
196
255
318
261
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
0
SW
5
S
5
E
5
SE
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
0
S
0
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
1:52PM1.84m
1:18AM1.72m
2:36PM1.87m
2:25AM1.47m
3:22PM1.89m
Low Tide
7:11AM0.36m
7:40PM0.96m
7:48AM0.58m
8:59PM0.94m
8:23AM0.79m
10:29PM0.87m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:06
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
19
20
Feels °C
20
18
17
17
17
19
19
19
20
19
19
17
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
19
18
21
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