Hermosa Beach and Pier surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.7°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 2AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (19 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (19 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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

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Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.4
SW
0.7
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)16151515151515151414141414141313131310109131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)63588686565555545453525252294528454490908144178183
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
NNW
0
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
S
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassglassonononononcross-
on
glasscross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:49PM
1.12
7:51AM
1.77
9:28PM
1.09
8:15AM
1.77
10:09PM
1.06
8:42AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:31AM
0.66
3:03PM
-0.09
1:54AM
0.72
3:36PM
-0.10
2:18AM
0.78
Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise----6:28-------6:30-------6:31---
Sunset-------4:47-------4:46-------4:46
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------------12516433-1
Temp. °C151515141415161615151514141514141313121212121515
Feels °C (?)1414141312141312111313131313131410989991213
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