Hermosa Beach and Pier surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 17 Nov 2025 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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.6°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 11AM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (17 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Evening (17 Nov)4ft (1.2m)6s

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

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Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SSW
1.2
W
1.2
W
1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)13131318181266610121010916151215151515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4443424948308992612572641201307463679356565555545453
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
20
SE
25
S
15
SW
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
NW
0
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:07AM
1.71
8:09PM
1.15
7:28AM
1.75
8:49PM
1.12
7:51AM
1.77
9:28PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:45AM
0.49
2:00PM
0.04
1:08AM
0.58
2:31PM
-0.04
1:31AM
0.66
3:03PM
-0.09
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Sunrise--6:26-------6:28-------6:28-----
Sunset-----4:49-------4:47-------4:47--
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----173-----------------
Temp. °C161515171715141514141415151515151414141516151515
Feels °C (?)161413141314101110111213121313141213131413111213
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