Hermosa Beach and Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.86° N 118.41° W

Hermosa Beach and Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hermosa Beach and Pier sea temperature is
23.2°C
4.9° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hermosa Beach and Pier at 9PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)--
Afternoon (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
2 PM
5 PM
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)
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
20
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
330
330
261
322
251
306
298
232
229
229
298
298
214
214
214
214
246
246
246
480
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
S
10
SW
10
W
15
NW
20
W
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:45PM1.60m
9:07AM1.74m
9:28PM1.52m
9:32AM1.79m
10:09PM1.41m
Low Tide
2:44PM0.20m
2:50AM0.12m
3:24PM0.08m
3:17AM0.24m
4:02PM0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:52
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6:54
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6:29
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6:27
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6:25
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Temp °C
26
26
25
23
22
22
22
24
24
24
23
22
22
22
22
23
24
23
23
22
Feels °C
26
24
24
24
23
23
23
25
24
23
23
22
23
22
24
23
24
23
22
20
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