Hammerland surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 18 May 2026 PDT
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Hammerland surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hammerland sea temperature is
17.2° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hammerland today?

The current surf forecast for Hammerland at 11AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (18 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (18 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

Table - waves today at Hammerland. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
8
0.6
W
13
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
121
86
72
52
64
60
47
45
43
43
43
42
68
41
41
40
117
117
64
86
82
79
57
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
0
S
5
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:20PM1.06m
11:01PM1.96m
1:26PM1.04m
11:53PM1.83m
2:38PM1.05m
Low Tide
5:39AM-0.50m
4:38PM0.63m
6:34AM-0.45m
5:32PM0.71m
7:33AM-0.35m
6:41PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:50
7:51
Temp °C
15
15
16
18
19
19
18
17
16
16
17
20
20
21
23
20
17
16
17
20
20
20
19
18
13
13
15
17
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
18
17
17
19
18
16
16
17
18
18
17
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
8
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
7
0.3
S
15
0.2
SSW
12
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
S
13
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
WSW
4
Energy kJ
164
103
86
72
52
38
14
44
30
24
15
16
42
68
41
31
4
5
5
6
86
82
79
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
SW
16
0.3
S
13
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
16
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
85
121
54
50
29
14
38
38
38
43
43
43
35
35
31
41
31
117
117
64
26
26
26
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.2
W
6
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
S
13
0.1
SW
21
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
34
34
33
31
30
48
48
47
45
17
17
14
2
2
2
3
40
40
40
29
18
3
3
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
64
60
18
7
13
10
7
7
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
11
142
180
33
0
0
0
19
176
225
142
19
0
0
0
0
12
225
57
28
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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