Hermosa Beach and Pier surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 20 Mar 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
17.4° C
(Which is 2.9°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: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
Period(s) (?)161616161616151515151515141414141410101010212121
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12717117117116616215615010710614214213813813411374727171697111369
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
S
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
ononglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:00AM
1.35
11:02PM
1.69
11:49AM
1.17
11:36PM
1.71
12:50PM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:53AM
-0.07
4:46PM
0.15
5:41AM
-0.11
5:13PM
0.32
6:36AM
-0.10
5:42PM
0.49
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise--6:56-------6:56-------6:54-----
Sunset-----7:04-------7:05-------7:06--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020242623222120191922222120191918182121201918
Feels °C (?)212121252521212221202023211920201919182020191918
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