
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hollywood Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hollywood Beach at 11AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Hollywood Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 87 | 107 | 124 | 104 | 164 | 149 | 147 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 144 | 137 | 191 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:54AM1.31m | 12:49PM1.89m | 1:37PM1.80m | 2:57PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57AM1.13m | 8:48PM0.70m | 10:26PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 5 |
40 | 87 | 88 | 124 | 88 | 164 | 149 | 147 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 144 | 137 | 191 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 120 | 118 | 111 | 104 | 101 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | W 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 21 | SSE 8 | SW 21 | W 5 | W 4 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 |
5 | 4 | 107 | 104 | 104 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 71 | 14 | 71 | 15 | 10 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 101 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 12 | SW 21 | SSW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 4 | W 4 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 19 |
42 | 66 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 31 | 57 | 31 | 71 | 51 | 71 | 71 | 25 | 72 | 27 | 106 | 134 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 184 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 4 | 14 | 43 | 35 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 56 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 87 | 32 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 499 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 62 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
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