Hermosa Beach and Pier surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 26 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
17.2° C
(Which is 2.5°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 10AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.3
W
16
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.7
W
5
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
SW
16
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
37
37
37
43
35
39
42
42
34
23
37
37
41
23
37
33
28
28
28
28
26
41
40
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
5
S
5
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:30AM1.31m
7:38PM1.42m
7:28AM1.30m
8:05PM1.52m
8:18AM1.26m
8:29PM1.60m
Low Tide
00:48AM0.52m
1:02PM-0.01m
1:39AM0.31m
1:38PM0.08m
2:22AM0.14m
2:08PM0.18m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
6:09
6:07
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7:32
7:32
7:34
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
16
17
17
16
17
10
9
10
11
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
15
14
14
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
13
0.2
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.7
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
29
16
37
37
16
16
28
28
25
12
11
11
11
41
40
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
W
13
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
16
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
S
12
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
37
37
37
37
43
8
13
21
34
34
22
9
9
41
10
10
10
28
28
28
28
26
11
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
17
0.2
W
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
14
0.2
S
11
0.1
SW
15
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
11
0.1
SW
16
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
7
7
12
16
12
20
8
14
14
14
10
9
14
9
10
14
14
10
11
11
20
18
20
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
19
22
34
34
34
35
39
42
42
33
23
16
21
17
23
37
33
7
10
6
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
24
24
24
171
1475
1438
256
24
24
24
46
146
472
172
128
24
24
0
0
146
472
473
24
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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