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Hammerland surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.5° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hammerland today?
The current surf forecast for Hammerland at 6PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Hammerland. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 20 | 17 | 17 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 31 | 31 | 68 | 60 | 99 | 91 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:11PM 1.37 | 3:41AM 1.30 | 2:34PM 1.17 | 4:27AM 1.39 | 4:06PM 1.04 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:38AM 0.83 | 8:30PM 0.07 | 9:20AM 0.74 | 9:22PM 0.22 | 10:48AM 0.58 | 10:10PM 0.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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