Hermosa Beach and Pier surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 18 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
17.6° C
(Which is 3.0°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 3AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)141414141413131313131313131313131314121212121219
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)120118807773701026969585757565668555432292930503066
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
5
S
0
S
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrossglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:29PM
1.89
12:03PM
1.07
11:09PM
1.86
1:13PM
0.96
11:56PM
1.76
2:46PM
0.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:36AM
-0.37
4:45PM
0.52
6:32AM
-0.33
5:24PM
0.66
7:39AM
-0.25
Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise----6:18-------6:16-------6:16---
Sunset-------7:27-------7:28-------7:29
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C191818181819201917161615161718181716161616181717
Feels °C (?)171718171617181615151414151414141414151615151415
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