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Hermosa Beach and Pier surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
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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
17.2° C
(Which is 2.5°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 10AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Hermosa Beach and Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 14 | W 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 16 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 16 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 43 | 35 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 34 | 23 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 23 | 37 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 41 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:30AM1.31m | 7:38PM1.42m | 7:28AM1.30m | 8:05PM1.52m | 8:18AM1.26m | 8:29PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:48AM0.52m | 1:02PM-0.01m | 1:39AM0.31m | 1:38PM0.08m | 2:22AM0.14m | 2:08PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | SW 15 | W 13 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | S 12 | SW 13 |
37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 43 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | SW 17 | W 16 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | S 11 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 11 | SW 16 | W 13 | W 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 12 |
7 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
19 | 22 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 33 | 23 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 37 | 33 | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 171 | 1475 | 1438 | 256 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 46 | 146 | 472 | 172 | 128 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 472 | 473 | 24 | 11 |
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