Hermosa Beach

Hermosa Beach is a WSW-facing beach break in California, United States. It picks up swell from SSW to SW and WSW to W and WNW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 70% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the ENE: light winds or ENE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while WSW onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

WSW (255°)

Best swell

WSW to W (239°–272°) or SW (215°–232°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

NNE to ESE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

SSW to SW (201.5° to 232°); WSW to W (239.5° to 272°); WNW (283.5° to 290°)

Offshore wind

ENE

Tide

NOAA station 9410738

Wave buoy

Santa Monica Bay, CA (028) · 22 km away

Cams

6