Hermosa Beach and Pier surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.1°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 3AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.7
W
9
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
97
99
100
100
100
72
51
51
47
65
69
53
39
29
48
79
80
81
170
165
78
75
100
Wind (km/h)
15
W
5
WSW
0
SE
5
SE
5
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:12AM1.38m
1:08AM1.28m
6:02PM0.98m
2:31AM1.19m
Low Tide
5:01PM0.88m
8:37AM0.10m
9:42AM0.13m
8:46PM0.99m
10:39AM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:58
5:58
5:56
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7:40
7:42
7:43
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
17
18
18
16
15
16
15
15
17
18
18
17
16
16
17
17
19
19
20
14
15
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
16
14
14
16
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.6
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
7
Energy kJ
96
97
41
42
33
25
17
51
51
23
65
69
53
39
29
22
38
74
61
60
61
78
64
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
18
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
WNW
9
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
Energy kJ
15
37
99
100
100
100
72
3
13
47
45
44
27
27
27
15
79
80
81
170
165
76
64
100
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
WSW
19
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
Energy kJ
2
2
37
15
15
15
15
2
3
13
13
13
12
10
26
48
27
27
26
16
15
38
75
75
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
4
0.8
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
Energy kJ
9
33
17
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
24
10
0
0
3
6
146
60
37
0
0
0
0
6
172
114
41
0
0
0
0
6
60
60
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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