Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cerritos today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 4AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cerritos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 321 | 321 | 316 | 312 | 303 | 290 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 198 | 151 | 151 | 149 | 147 | 192 | 151 | 204 | 166 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:43PM1.45m | 2:41PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.77m | 11:29PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 321 | 321 | 316 | 312 | 303 | 290 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 198 | 151 | 151 | 149 | 147 | 192 | 151 | 204 | 166 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 142 | 130 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 99 | 31 | 31 | 49 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | WNW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 10 | WNW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 13 | 63 | 61 | 18 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 31 | 17 | 79 | 80 | 120 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 24 | 3 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 49 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 49 | 75 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 5 | 49 |
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