Hermosa Beach

📍 Local Knowledge

Hermosa Beach in LA County is an exposed beach break with fairly consistent surf, offering optimum conditions during the summer. Offshore winds from the east help shape the waves, which primarily come from distant groundswells with the ideal swell direction from the southwest. The beach break features both left and right-hand waves and works best around mid tide when the tide is rising. It’s often crowded, so surfers should be cautious of rips and pollution. The best surf conditions occur when a southwest swell combines with offshore winds from the east, with the prime season for consistent clean waves being in autumn, most notably in June.