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Hermosa Beach Pier, United States

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Hermosa Beach, the nearest town. Photo: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

About Hermosa Beach Pier

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces W (255°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (75°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 47). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 15°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 21°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Hermosa Beach, 0.6 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 8 surf spots and 3 wind sports spots.

Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 6 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), direct.

    See flights MDW → LAX · Skyscanner from about £215 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Hermosa Beach Pier.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct453 ft13 scrumbling219kJ28°C
Mon 19Oct543 ft13 scrumbling260kJ27°C
Tue 20Oct493 ft12 scrumbling228kJ24°C
Wed 21Oct463 ft12 scrumbling181kJ21°C
Thu 22Oct302 ft11 scrumbling103kJ19°C
Fri 23Oct363 ft5 smushy46kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct272 ft7 smushy35kJ24°C
Sun 25Oct232 ft12 scrumbling62kJ24°C
Mon 26Oct181 ft11 scrumbling44kJ25°C
Tue 27Oct242 ft4 smushy20kJ26°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to LAX, then 30 min by road. About 6h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Hermosa Pier Outside

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Hermosa Pier Outside

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Hermosa Beach Pier

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to LAX, then 30 min by road. About 6h 35 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Hermosa Beach each day: Hermosa Beach Pier, Hermosa Pier Outside.

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Rough cost

About £910–£1,670 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to LAX, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£215–£450
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£15–£30
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£270–£455
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£115–£190
Total£910–£1,670

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Hermosa Beach

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