Hermosa Beach and Pier surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 16 Apr 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
17.3° C
(Which is 2.8°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 11AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
W
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)151414141414161717131311151616151515151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)84828281801139096967069811311371371351307584120120120120118
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SW
20
W
20
W
5
WNW
5
S
5
S
5
SE
5
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:26AM
1.36
9:21PM
1.76
10:13AM
1.29
9:53PM
1.85
11:05AM
1.19
10:29PM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:17AM
-0.09
3:07PM
0.16
4:00AM
-0.25
3:38PM
0.27
4:46AM
-0.35
4:10PM
0.39
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise--6:22-------6:20-------6:18-----
Sunset-----7:24-------7:25-------7:25--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161516171817171616161618191918191817171920191918
Feels °C (?)161515151615161515151517161614171716161717151717
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