Hermosa Beach and Pier surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 14 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
17.5° C
(Which is 2.9°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 2AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
1
W
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
W
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)16167151515151515151514141414141617171311141516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1026910212312312312385858584828281801139096967010871131137
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
10
W
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
SW
15
WSW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:29PM
1.48
8:40AM
1.39
8:53PM
1.63
9:26AM
1.36
9:21PM
1.76
10:13AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:37AM
0.11
2:39PM
0.07
3:17AM
-0.09
3:07PM
0.16
4:00AM
-0.25
3:38PM
0.27
Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise----6:22-------6:22-------6:20---
Sunset-------7:23-------7:24-------7:25
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161615151517181817161616161818181716161717192020
Feels °C (?)131515151416161615151616151616161615151616181616
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