Hermosa Beach and Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Surf Break: Hermosa Beach and Pier

Hermosa Beach and Pier in LA County is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the east. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. It's often crowded here. Take care of rips and pollution.

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Overall Hermosa Beach and Pier Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Hermosa Beach and Pier surf quality by season and Hermosa Beach and Pier surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Hermosa Beach and Pier:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Redondo - The Breakwater	1 mi
Second closest break	Manhattan 26th street	2 mi
Third closest break	Topaz Street	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Manhattan Beach and Pier	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Redondo Beach	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Hermosa Beach and Pier:
Closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	39 mi
Second closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	86 mi
Third closest wave buoy	San Clemente Basin Buoy	97 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	104 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Tanner Banks Buoy	118 mi
Tide stations nearest to Hermosa Beach and Pier:
Closest tide station	King Harbor, Santa Monica Bay, California	1 mi
Second closest tide station	El Segundo, Santa Monica Bay, California	4 mi
Third closest tide station	Los Angeles Harbor, Mormon Island, California	11 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California	11 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California (sub)	11 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Hermosa Beach and Pier:
Closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	47 mi
Second closest ski area	Mountain High resort (United States)	55 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Ski Area (United States)	55 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	82 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Snow Summit (United States)	90 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Hermosa Beach and Pier:
Closest city location	Hermosa Beach (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Redondo Beach (United States)	1 mi
Third closest city location	Manhattan Beach (United States)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	El Segundo (United States)	4 mi
Fifth closest city location	Lawndale (United States)	4 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Hermosa Beach and Pier is Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR) in USA, 9 km (6 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Hermosa Beach and Pier is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), also in USA, 9 km (6 miles) away.
• Third is Long Beach Airport (LGB) in USA, 24 km (15 miles) away.
• Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR) in USA is 38 km (24 miles) away.
• John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Hermosa Beach and Pier and is 54 km (34 miles) away.