Surf Forecasts:
Hollywood Beach surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 6 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period, S swell with 1,067 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hollywood Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Hollywood Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 12s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Hollywood Beach in the next 16 days are 1.7m 14s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hollywood Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Hollywood Beach over the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, we’ve got a couple of days of nothing much to write home about. Friday and Saturday (the 4th and 5th of September) are pretty flat and messy with weak, cross-onshore winds. The water temp is sitting at 70°, which is a whopping 6° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s very unusual, you’ll be peeling off the wetsuit sooner than you thought.
The first real standout pops up on Sunday morning, the 6th of September. We’ve got a clean 5ft swell from the south, with a period of 14 seconds – that’s proper groundswell energy. The wind is a glassy offshore from the ENE at only 3 mph, so it’ll be absolutely pristine. The combined energy is a solid 993 (moderate), and conditions are expected to be very good. This is your best bet of the whole run. It’s a bit on the bigger side for complete beginners, but for intermediates, it’ll be a treat.
Sunday afternoon, the wind swings onshore, so the magic fades. Monday (7th) still has some size (6-6ft from the south), but the wind is messy and onshore or cross-onshore, so it’ll be a bit of a battle. The energy is still strong, hitting 1288 and 1592, but the quality won’t match Sunday morning.
After that, things drop off fast. From Tuesday (8th) onwards, the swell fades and the winds stay onshore or cross-onshore. The waves get smaller and smaller, and the energy drops into the 100-400 range (weak to moderate). There’s a long stretch of poor to marginal conditions from the 8th right through to the 19th of September. There are a few mornings with light winds and small swell, like the 18th and 19th, but the energy is weak and the waves are tiny (2-2ft). Not worth paddling out for.
So, to sum it up: Sunday morning, the 6th of September, is your one true window. Get in early, enjoy the clean, offshore lines and that warm water. After that, the beach goes quiet for the rest of the forecast period.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 11 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 422 | 397 | 451 | 539 | 600 | 1067 | 1036 | 1032 | 848 | 1018 | 738 | 519 | 463 | 376 | 275 | 322 | 235 | 419 | 357 | 251 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 3:29PM2.01m | 7:28AM1.38m | 4:58PM2.06m | 7:57AM1.50m | 6:12PM2.16m | 8:26AM1.62m | 7:12PM2.24m | 8:54AM1.73m | 8:04PM2.29m | 9:22AM1.85m | 8:52PM2.26m | 9:51AM1.95m | 9:37PM2.17m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM0.43m | 10:11AM1.33m | 00:54AM0.28m | 11:58AM1.25m | 1:42AM0.17m | 1:06PM1.10m | 2:23AM0.11m | 2:00PM0.93m | 2:59AM0.11m | 2:48PM0.78m | 3:32AM0.18m | 3:34PM0.65m | 4:03AM0.30m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | 7:19 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 17 | SW 11 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 422 | 397 | 451 | 539 | 600 | 1067 | 1036 | 1032 | 848 | 1018 | 738 | 519 | 463 | 376 | 275 | 322 | 206 | 419 | 357 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SW 11 | — | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 175 | 123 | 382 | 310 | 291 | 28 | 30 | — | 36 | 381 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 94 | 91 | 186 | 235 | 120 | 264 | 251 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSE 14 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | — | WSW 9 | — | SW 10 | SW 21 | SW 22 | W 12 | W 3 | W 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 132 | 198 | 40 | 65 | 30 | 14 | 6 | — | 17 | — | 4 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 47 | 46 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 4 | — | W 10 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 15 | 6 | 9 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 195 | 14 | 14 | 71 | 42 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 79 | 195 | 2 |
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