Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cerritos today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 4AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cerritos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
425 | 409 | 453 | 465 | 477 | 430 | 358 | 349 | 424 | 418 | 413 | 497 | 553 | 547 | 1235 | 1193 | 1084 | 1057 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:21PM1.97m | 9:31AM1.59m | 9:01PM1.89m | 9:57AM1.63m | 9:39PM1.76m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10AM0.05m | 2:59PM0.62m | 3:38AM0.16m | 3:38PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | |
mm | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
425 | 409 | 453 | 465 | 477 | 430 | 358 | 349 | 424 | 418 | 372 | 372 | 377 | 503 | 1235 | 1193 | 1084 | 1057 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
72 | 89 | 140 | 57 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 253 | 253 | 319 | 413 | 497 | 553 | 547 | 37 | 37 | 20 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | S 13 | WNW 4 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WNW 13 |
19 | 45 | 45 | 29 | 6 | 100 | 253 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 43 | 35 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | — | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 49 | 74 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 5 | 5 |
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