Hollywood Beach surf break

Hollywood Beach surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 PST
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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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.6°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 5AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

Table - waves today at Hollywood Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
W
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)161616161515141414131313131313191818161616151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14414414213887848167636058585756323061608984124116106103
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
0
E
5
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
ENE
0
E
5
E
5
S
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:09PM
1.29
5:19AM
1.97
8:00PM
1.37
6:01AM
2.04
8:33PM
1.43
6:40AM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:24PM
1.21
1:06PM
0.49
11:27PM
1.24
1:42PM
0.37
12:18AM
1.24
2:15PM
0.27
Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----7:01-------7:01-------7:01--
Sunset-------5:07-------5:08-------5:09
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C201919201919222221202019192021212021201919202319
Feels °C (?)171615161516191718171715151618171818161616172017
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