Hermosa Beach and Pier surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 24 Jan 2026 PST
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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
16.5° C
(Which is 2.1°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 4PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (24 Jan)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (24 Jan)1ft (0.3m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616151515151514141413131313121212121211111113
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)515048474745424241403635593431302925252323232217
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NE
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglassglasscross-
off
glassononglassglasscross-
off
crossglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:34PM
1.01
1:36AM
1.43
2:12PM
0.80
2:33AM
1.50
4:50PM
0.74
3:40AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:06AM
0.51
6:37PM
0.33
8:41AM
0.42
7:14PM
0.51
10:24AM
0.24
8:12PM
0.68
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
Sunrise6:54-------6:54-------6:54-------
Sunset---5:15-------5:16-------5:17----
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141415151415151414151717161616161717191918171716
Feels °C (?)131313131214141212121514141414131313151414131312
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