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Hollywood Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Ventura (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Hollywood Beach surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 28 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hollywood Beach today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hollywood Beach at 1PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hollywood Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | WNW 7 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | |
149 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 104 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 104 | 107 | 110 | 110 | 108 | 244 | 107 | 107 | 110 | 77 | 76 | 102 | 185 | 456 | 181 | 397 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 9:09AM1.50m | 8:12PM2.17m | 9:55AM1.51m | 8:40PM2.19m | 10:38AM1.50m | 9:11PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52PM1.03m | 3:26AM0.30m | 2:23PM1.10m | 4:01AM0.24m | 2:55PM1.15m | 4:37AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:01 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
 kJ | 149 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 104 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 104 | 107 | 110 | 110 | 108 | 86 | 54 | 29 | 14 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 67 | 141 | 74 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 20 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 38 | 37 | 37 | 15 | 36 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 110 | 22 | 32 | 102 | 185 | 183 | 181 | 397 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | W 21 | W 20 | S 9 | NW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | S 9 | S 21 | NW 10 | W 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 24 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 35 | 54 | 13 | 61 | 65 | 103 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 11 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 4 | W 6 | WNW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 37 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 244 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 10 | 86 | 456 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 280 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
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