Hermosa Beach and Pier surf break

Hermosa Beach and Pier surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 19 Mar 2026 PDT
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Hermosa Beach and Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hermosa Beach and Pier sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hermosa Beach and Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Hermosa Beach and Pier at 4PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (19 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (19 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

Table - waves today at Hermosa Beach and Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)141414181716161616161616151515151515141414141010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)565656791431321271711711711661621561501071061421421381381341137594
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
0
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:16AM
1.49
10:32PM
1.62
11:00AM
1.35
11:02PM
1.69
11:49AM
1.17
11:36PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:19PM
0.01
4:53AM
-0.07
4:46PM
0.15
5:41AM
-0.11
5:13PM
0.32
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
Sunrise6:58-------6:56-------6:56-------
Sunset---7:04-------7:04-------7:05----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202326242423212221252623222220191921222120191918
Feels °C (?)202225232323222321252421212220192021212020191919
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