Hermosa Beach and Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.86° N 118.41° W

Hermosa Beach and Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hermosa Beach and Pier sea temperature is
22.3°C
3.4° 

Hermosa Beach and Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hermosa Beach and Pier today (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hermosa Beach and Pier at 1AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.7
S
12
0.4
SW
18
0.6
S
11
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
123
114
79
75
74
127
85
82
97
119
174
202
186
129
125
179
377
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
S
5
S
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:02PM1.77m
10:10AM1.34m
9:34PM1.76m
10:32AM1.42m
10:08PM1.69m
Low Tide
3:52AM-0.09m
3:28PM0.51m
4:16AM-0.05m
4:04PM0.42m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:25
7:23
 mm
Temp °C
26
25
24
24
25
26
28
26
25
24
25
24
26
26
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
28
27
26
27
27
29
30
27
27
27
27
26
29
27
27
27
27
27
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Hermosa Beach and Pier surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest