Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hollywood Beach today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Hollywood Beach at 3AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hollywood Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 198 | 309 | 506 | 582 | 539 | 425 | 411 | 390 | 300 | 284 | 269 | 249 | 136 | 266 | 240 | 184 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:24PM2.16m | 9:54AM1.65m | 8:58PM2.18m | 10:14AM1.72m | 9:33PM2.15m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29AM0.25m | 2:54PM0.98m | 3:54AM0.26m | 3:30PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 160 | 198 | 309 | 506 | 582 | 539 | 425 | 411 | 390 | 300 | 284 | 269 | 249 | 122 | 266 | 240 | 184 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 125 | 10 | 25 | 19 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 112 | 106 | 104 | 75 | 104 | 136 | 74 | 74 | 99 | 129 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | SW 20 | W 13 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 8 | SW 14 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 86 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 74 | 12 | 13 | 81 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 86 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 54 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
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