Hermosa Beach and Pier surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 21 Oct 2025 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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Hermosa Beach and Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Hermosa Beach and Pier at 4PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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

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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1
W
1.2
WNW
0.9
W
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
Period(s) (?)181415151515161516161616135662114141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)708010410787573860636412264505797537233333353523231
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
10
WSW
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
onglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:27AM
1.73
10:22PM
1.24
9:47AM
1.74
11:01PM
1.16
10:08AM
1.72
11:43PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:12PM
0.04
3:32AM
0.56
4:45PM
0.02
3:50AM
0.66
5:20PM
0.05
4:07AM
0.76
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise7:03-------7:03-------7:03-------
Sunset---6:12-------6:10-------6:09----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182020201918181717181919191817171718191918181818
Feels °C (?)192019191817171616171615161717161717191817191919
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - LA County

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Hermosa Beach and Pier (light winds from the SSW at Santa Monica Airport 18 km from Hermosa Beach and Pier). 0.3m 13s groundswell from the WSW with a 0.3m 2s local chop from the W and a 0.2m 14s groundswell from the SSW as well as a 0.2m 15s groundswell from the WSW. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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18 km away, 2 h 29 min ago

13 km/h
SSW
0.0
18.7
Air / Water (°C)
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