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County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services Advisory:
A Beach Closure has been declared for the area surrounding the Pebbly Beach lift station due to sewage contamination. Contact with beach water in this area may cause illness.
Questions concerning this advisory should be directed to the Department of Health Services.
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What's New
9/6/2010 Free Fishing Day Today
4/20/2010 Partnership with Portraits of Hope (POH) project.
5/2/2007 Dockweiler State Beach Dedication
1/6/2006 Welcome Back Hermosa!
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Upcoming Events
9/6/2010 Free Fishing Day
9/11/2010 SODA West Coast Championship -Sailing
9/12/2010 SODA West Coast Championship -Sailing
10/9/2010 The 3R's (Rocks, Rips and Reefs) Safe Beach Diving Event Series
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Conditions (Full weather report)
Haze Hermosa Headquarters reports cloudy skies and haze with 3 miles visibility. Wind speed is 6 knots from the East Southeast. Surf is fair and 1 to 2 feet from the Southwest with a period of 12 seconds. Sea surface is rippled. Air temperature is 71 degrees Fahrenheit and water temperature is 63 degrees Fahrenheit.
Water
Temperature 63°F
Surface Rippled
Wind
Direction from the ESE
Speed 7 kts
Surf
Height 1 ft (observed);   1.8 ft (CDIP)
Period 12 s (observed);   12.5 s (CDIP)
Direction Southwest (observed)
Quality Fair
Sun
Rise 6:31 AM
Set 7:13 PM
UV Index 5
Solar Radiation 292 Watts/m²
Air
Temperature 74°F
Visibility 3 miles
Humidity 100%
Tide
High 9:00am at 4.7', 8:33pm at 6.3'
Low 2:39am at -0.6', 2:26pm at 1.2'
Data provided by National Weather Service and Scripps/CDIP.
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