Hermosa Beach and Pier surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 09 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
16.7° C
(Which is 2.1°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 10PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)--
Afternoon (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
SSW
0.2
WNW
0.2
S
0.2
WNW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
WNW
0.2
W
0.3
WNW
0.2
SSW
0.2
W
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)161616151515121414141414131313141414132120191818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)505048474543292116204038321717201736173478123110160
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:34PM
0.99
2:53AM
1.35
3:19PM
0.81
3:43AM
1.39
5:39PM
0.78
4:33AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:42PM
0.38
9:58AM
0.51
8:22PM
0.57
11:24AM
0.35
9:13PM
0.71
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-
Sunset-5:01-------5:02-------5:02------
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. °C151615141413131418201817161515162021201918171718
Feels °C (?)11121199789131513111099101517151413121213
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