Hermosa Beach and Pier surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 06 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 2.0°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 1AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (07 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (07 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.2
S
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.4
W
1.9
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.8
W
1.4
W
1.1
W
0.8
W
0.6
W
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)1211111110998136788888887713131616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)98898582734541511498114227441268304450257153643235355084
Wind
(km/h)
0
W
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
10
W
5
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NNW
35
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off
glassononcross-
on
onglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:32AM
1.27
11:33AM
1.49
1:17AM
1.30
12:26PM
1.23
2:04AM
1.32
1:34PM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:50PM
-0.23
5:44AM
0.62
6:28PM
-0.03
6:53AM
0.64
7:05PM
0.18
8:20AM
0.61
Tue
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise----6:58-------6:58-------6:58---
Sunset-------5:00-------5:00-------5:01
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171716151516171616151515141515171413131312131618
Feels °C (?)1716151315151412141413131196117899781213
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