Oxnard · Ventura County · California
Hollywood by the Sea Surf Report & Forecast, Oxnard, CA
Hollywood by the Sea, Oxnard, California: 5–6 ft, head high, at 8 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 3.1 ft at 14 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 5 mph offshore wind from the north-northeast. Water is about 74°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next high tide is 4.2 ft at 10:04 pm.
5–6 ft
head high · occasional 7 ft
- Swell
- 3.1 ft · 14 s · WSWplus 0.2 ft · 14 s · WNW
- Wind
- 5 mph (NNE)offshore
- Tide
- 3.3 ft risinghigh 4.2 ft at 10:04 pm
- Water
- 74°F2mm jacket
- Air
- 73°Ffeels like 70°F
- Sun
- rise 6:24 amset 4:57 pm
Hollywood by the Sea surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Hollywood by the Sea: 9 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Hollywood by the Sea: 5 pm, Great, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (NE), gusts 11 | 5.2 ft |
| 7 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (NE), gusts 13 | 6.0 ft |
| 8 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (NE), gusts 12 | 6.5 ft |
| 9 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 6.5 ft |
| 10 am | 5–6 ft | Good | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 11 am | 5–6 ft | Good | calm | 4.6 ft |
| 12 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (W) | 3.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (W) | 1.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (W) | 0.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 15 | -0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | -0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 0.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 12 | 4.7 ft |
| 7 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 13 | 5.6 ft |
| 8 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 13 | 6.3 ft |
| 9 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 12 | 6.5 ft |
| 10 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 10 | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 10 | 5.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (S), gusts 11 | 3.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph onshore (SW), gusts 13 | 2.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph onshore (SW), gusts 13 | 1.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 4 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 12 | 0.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 10 | -0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 4 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (WNW) | -0.0 ft |
Hollywood by the Sea waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 8 pm, sets at Hollywood by the Sea arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 5.8 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 41 s
- Lulls
- about 151 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 35% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 1.1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Hollywood by the Sea surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Hollywood by the Sea: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 7–10 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 7–9 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 6–8 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Hollywood by the Sea are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 5–6 ft | Good | 2.6 ft · 13 s · WSW | 6 mph offshore (NE), gusts 12 | 6 mph onshore (W) | 9 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 4–5 ft | Great | 2.9 ft · 13 s · WSW | 7 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 13 | 6 mph onshore (SW), gusts 13 | 5 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 4–5 ft | Great | 2.3 ft · 13 s · WSW | 6 mph offshore (E) | 5 mph onshore (SW), gusts 10 | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 4–6 ft | Great | 2.3 ft · 13 s · W | 4 mph cross-shore (E) | 7 mph onshore (S), gusts 13 | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6–8 ft | Great | 3.6 ft · 15 s · W | calm | 9 mph onshore (WSW) | 10 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 7–9 ft | Great | 3.7 ft · 14 s · W | 10 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 15 | 12 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6–8 ft | Great | 4.9 ft · 17 s · WSW | 6 mph offshore (NNE) | 9 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 5–8 ft | Great | 2.8 ft · 14 s · W | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 11 | 11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 19 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 7–10 ft | Great | — | 9 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 13 mph onshore (W) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 4–6 ft | Good | — | 6 mph offshore (NNE) | 16 mph cross-shore (W) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Hollywood by the Sea are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Hollywood by the Sea tide chart and tide times
Tides at Hollywood by the Sea today, Monday, Nov 9: high 6.6 ft at 8:22 am, low -0.2 ft at 3:37 pm and high 4.2 ft at 10:04 pm. At 8 pm the tide is 3.3 ft and rising.
Hollywood by the Sea tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 6.6 ft at 8:22 amLow -0.2 ft at 3:37 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 10:04 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.7 ft at 2:35 amHigh 6.5 ft at 8:51 amLow -0.3 ft at 4:09 pmHigh 4.0 ft at 10:40 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.8 ft at 3:01 amHigh 6.1 ft at 9:17 amLow 0.0 ft at 4:51 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 11:42 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.0 ft at 3:13 amHigh 5.9 ft at 9:50 amLow 0.4 ft at 5:34 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.6 ft at 12:51 amLow 3.4 ft at 3:36 amHigh 5.8 ft at 10:25 amLow 0.7 ft at 6:25 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.7 ft at 2:21 amLow 3.7 ft at 3:55 amHigh 5.5 ft at 11:04 amLow 0.9 ft at 7:24 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 3.8 ft at 4:17 amLow 3.8 ft at 4:44 amHigh 4.9 ft at 11:53 amLow 1.0 ft at 8:21 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.0 ft at 4:42 amLow 3.8 ft at 7:46 amHigh 4.4 ft at 1:06 pmLow 1.1 ft at 9:13 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.3 ft at 4:58 amLow 3.4 ft at 9:58 amHigh 4.1 ft at 2:40 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Hollywood by the Sea water temperature
The water temperature at Hollywood by the Sea is about 74°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 70°F and a 5 mph wind, a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 74 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Hollywood by the Sea
- Oxnard Shores0.7 mi NNW · 5–6 ft · Good
- Silver Strand Beach1.4 mi SSE · 6–7 ft · Great
- Mandalay Beach2.2 mi NNW · 5–6 ft · Good
- Port Hueneme2.5 mi SE · 3–4 ft · Great
- McGrath State Beach4.0 mi NNW · 5–6 ft · Good
- Ormond Beach4.4 mi SE · 4–5 ft · Great
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About Hollywood by the Sea
Hollywood by the Sea is a beach break in Oxnard, Ventura County, California, facing southwest. Also called Hollywood Beach.
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