Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cerritos today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 12PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cerritos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 476 | 476 | 476 | 482 | 608 | 674 | 318 | 313 | 246 | 390 | 431 | 515 | 522 | 537 | 581 | 596 | 604 | 499 | 455 | 394 | 325 | 389 | 321 | 321 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:08AM1.63m | 11:25PM1.20m | 11:32AM1.58m | 00:09AM1.02m | 12:00PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36AM0.62m | 5:41PM0.66m | 4:43AM0.74m | 6:36PM0.72m | 4:35AM0.84m | 8:23PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 476 | 476 | 476 | 482 | 608 | 674 | 318 | 313 | 229 | 390 | 431 | 515 | 522 | 537 | 581 | 596 | 604 | 499 | 455 | 394 | 325 | 389 | 321 | 321 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 243 | 252 | 246 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NW 12 | SW 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 6 | SSE 11 | W 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | — | 19 | 30 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 361 | 5 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 406 | 50 | 49 |
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