Hermosa Beach and Pier surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.9°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 6AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (14 Jan)1ft (0.3m)19s
Evening (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)131313131313181817161615151414131412121313141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)929089875684641031001321791631551421368498112788284200132126
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
off
glassonononglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
onononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassonononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:03AM
1.55
8:37PM
0.97
6:42AM
1.62
9:01PM
1.00
7:19AM
1.69
9:24PM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:27PM
0.84
1:43PM
-0.06
12:18AM
0.83
2:15PM
-0.15
12:59AM
0.78
2:45PM
-0.22
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise--6:58-------6:58-------6:58-----
Sunset-----5:06-------5:07-------5:07--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212019202323222221202021232220202019192022212020
Feels °C (?)181716171919181917161617191817171717161718171717
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