Hammerland Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Los Angeles County, USA)

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Hammerland Surf Guide

Hammerland in Los Angeles County is an exposed breakwater break. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the east northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here. Take care of rips, obstacles, locals and pollution.

Hammerland Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Breakwater	3		16.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Hammerland:

The best conditions reported for surf at Hammerland occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Hammerland (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Hammerland with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 55% of the time in January while 35% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 10% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

55%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

35%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

10%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Hammerland Location Map

Interactive Hammerland surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Hammerland is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in USA, 4 km (2 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Hammerland is Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR), also in USA, 8 km (5 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Hammerland Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 17:24 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	on	on

Tides at Hammerland

Current tide and informaton

For El Segundo, Santa Monica Bay, California, 2 km from Hammerland.

Next High Water: 11:36pm | 1.47m

Next Low Water: 07:40am | 0.05m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Hammerland Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.6 °C) at Hammerland is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (15.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 16.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite