Hermosa Beach and Pier surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 11 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
16.6° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
Hermosa Beach Good Stuff Strand Cam. Live Camera Stream from Southern California


How big are the waves at Hermosa Beach and Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Hermosa Beach and Pier at 5AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)21s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
W
0.2
SSW
0.2
W
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)131313131314132120191818171616161616151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32331717171717347812311016014919513112712712411611010710610197
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:43AM
1.39
5:39PM
0.78
4:33AM
1.43
7:18PM
0.84
5:20AM
1.49
8:07PM
0.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:24AM
0.35
9:13PM
0.71
12:24PM
0.19
10:21PM
0.81
1:07PM
0.05
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise--6:58-------6:58-------6:58-----
Sunset-----5:02-------5:04-------5:05--
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. °C161515162021201918171718212120201918181921222120
Feels °C (?)1199101517151413121213171615151414131517171716
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