Hermosa Beach Pier was a fun shoot. You can't see it here but it was very windy and cold. I am always impressed with surfers who venture into the freezing ocean.
This pier is really something beautiful, and I love the opportunity it gives me to shoot the sunset over the horizon uninterrupted.

Tips:
You need patience, and a good quality tripod. I used Manfrotto 190X with a ballhead, a camera which in this case was a Canon EOS 6D and great Canon 16-35 f/4L IS lens. Filters I recommend are 0.9 ND combined with a circular polarizer (Hoya or B+W) and a cable-release remote.
Very important, always shoot in RAW. That's what I do and then perform all editing in Adobe Lightroom CC.

Also good to have are a warm jacket, lots of snacks, coffee and a strong dust remover to clean up the sand that will be everywhere.