Hollywood Beach surf report

Hollywood, Florida

Updated 4:00 AM EDT

39/ 100

Flat or blown out Water temperature is 86°F — but swell period at 5s is what holds it back.

What decides a surfing score

Wave size 1.5 ft · 45% of the score 20
Swell period 5s · 30% of the score 25
Wind 6 mph · 15% of the score 85
Water temperature 86°F · 10% of the score 100

Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.

Weather & UV · Open-Meteo Water & waves · Open-Meteo Marine Tides · NOAA CO-OPS ⚠ Air quality · AirNow (unavailable)

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Hollywood Beach is also scored for

99 Swimming water temperature 86°F 98 Families with kids water temperature 86°F

About Hollywood Beach

Hollywood Beach sits on the Florida coast, where the water runs from about 76°F in January to 88°F in July.

The water stays above 70°F essentially year round, ranging from about 76°F to 88°F.

Today it is 86°F. That is 2° above the October average of 84°F here.

Tide predictions come from NOAA station Hollywood Beach about 3.2 km away on the open coast.

Frequently asked questions

Is Hollywood Beach good for surfing today?

Flat or blown out — we score it 39 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is swell period at 5s.

What makes a good surfing day?

We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.

Nearby beaches

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