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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 4 am Saturday 16 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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hollywood Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Hollywood Beach at 12PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
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 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | |
135 | 225 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 791 | 163 | 192 | 115 | 110 | 127 | 155 | 1070 | 1070 | 1468 | 144 | 113 | 109 | 79 | 55 | 45 | 43 | 69 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 10:22AM1.61m | 9:25PM2.53m | 11:21AM1.57m | 10:09PM2.53m | 12:23PM1.53m | 10:58PM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56AM0.01m | 3:03PM0.98m | 4:46AM-0.08m | 3:46PM1.06m | 5:39AM-0.08m | 4:34PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
 kJ | 90 | 225 | 167 | 96 | 96 | 61 | 124 | 192 | 111 | 73 | 56 | 155 | 150 | 40 | 74 | 144 | 67 | 109 | 79 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | W 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 135 | 75 | 70 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 163 | 118 | 115 | 93 | 127 | 36 | 26 | 115 | 87 | 89 | 113 | 30 | 29 | 55 | 45 | 43 | 69 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WSW 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 4 | S 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 55 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 33 | 34 | 43 | 110 | 29 | 92 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 33 | 31 | 3 | 40 | 25 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | — | WNW 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 791 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1070 | 1070 | 1468 | — | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 62 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 62 | 198 | 14 | 0 |
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