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Hermosa Beach and Pier surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 19 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
17.7° C
(Which is 3.1°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 5AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.4
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
1
W
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)13131313131313131314121212121219191919618181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6958575756566855543229293050506666666359107152152150
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
0
W
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:09PM
1.86
1:13PM
0.96
11:56PM
1.76
2:46PM
0.91
12:55AM
1.62
4:35PM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:32AM
-0.33
5:24PM
0.66
7:39AM
-0.25
6:15PM
0.79
8:56AM
-0.17
Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:16-------6:16-------6:13---
Sunset-------7:28-------7:29-------7:29
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C171616151617181817161616161717181716151414151617
Feels °C (?)151515151616151414141516151414141312121011121212
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