Hermosa Beach and Pier surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 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
17.6° C
(Which is 3.1°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 5AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (09 Apr)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
1.1
W
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)16161671616161617181818181818151616161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9112712711012975129175193316319319273127174121255326330330291226223220
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onononononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:40AM
1.21
3:39AM
1.16
7:41PM
1.01
5:15AM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:00AM
0.20
12:02PM
0.13
11:46PM
0.90
12:44PM
0.06
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----6:30-------6:28-------6:28---
Sunset-------7:20-------7:20-------7:21
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171817171719202019181717171818181717161516161717
Feels °C (?)171817171719191716161516171616151515141315141414
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