Hollywood Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.17° N 119.23° W

Hollywood Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hollywood Beach sea temperature is
20.3° C
3.1° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Hollywood Beach at 2AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
0
1
0
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.6
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.7
S
11
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
S
11
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
89
40
114
211
238
247
302
285
278
278
214
199
244
196
255
258
261
Wind (km/h)
15
W
5
WSW
10
ESE
10
E
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
20
W
15
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
0
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
W
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
1:18AM1.72m
2:36PM1.87m
2:25AM1.47m
3:22PM1.89m
Low Tide
7:40PM0.96m
7:48AM0.58m
8:59PM0.94m
8:23AM0.79m
10:29PM0.87m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:06
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
20
20
19
20
Feels °C
18
19
18
19
20
21
21
18
18
18
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
21
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