Hermosa Beach and Pier surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 29 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
16.3° 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 2AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (30 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

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Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)131314141414141413131313121212121212121717161619
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)209219236268206203200138126125123115106751061081041039810194137134365
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
0
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
E
0
SE
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononglassoffglassglasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:15PM
1.06
6:47AM
1.91
8:49PM
1.15
7:37AM
1.97
9:22PM
1.22
8:23AM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:29AM
0.70
2:11PM
-0.49
1:23AM
0.60
2:50PM
-0.53
2:12AM
0.49
3:27PM
-0.51
Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise----6:50-------6:50-------6:50---
Sunset-------5:22-------5:22-------5:23
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242322212022242524242322212225252322212019192120
Feels °C (?)201817161518202119201918171822211918181718181918
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