Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hollywood Beach today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Hollywood Beach at 5PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hollywood Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
206 | 136 | 266 | 240 | 184 | 181 | 172 | 204 | 267 | 315 | 214 | 329 | 315 | 475 | 582 | 582 | 576 | 459 | 412 | 493 | 487 | 481 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:14AM1.72m | 9:33PM2.15m | 10:36AM1.79m | 10:09PM2.06m | 10:58AM1.87m | 10:47PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30PM0.89m | 4:18AM0.31m | 4:08PM0.80m | 4:41AM0.40m | 4:48PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
206 | 122 | 266 | 240 | 184 | 181 | 125 | 121 | 89 | 81 | 58 | 329 | 315 | 475 | 582 | 582 | 576 | 459 | 412 | 493 | 487 | 481 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | W 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 6 | W 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
75 | 136 | 74 | 74 | 100 | 131 | 16 | 204 | 267 | 315 | 13 | 57 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 49 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | WSW 3 | W 4 | SSW 17 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 14 |
72 | 74 | 87 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 172 | 12 | 32 | 29 | 214 | 43 | 43 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 13 | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 4 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 |
— | — | — | 2 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 72 | 112 | 75 | 62 | 165 | 130 | 25 | 41 | 96 | 178 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 62 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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