
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cerritos today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 8PM is: 0.6m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Cerritos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
465 | 378 | 318 | 388 | 388 | 388 | 450 | 450 | 384 | 380 | 368 | 475 | 465 | 460 | 455 | 455 | 455 | 455 | 614 | 614 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | on | on | on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 00:48AM0.88m | 10:57AM1.46m | 11:04AM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35PM0.71m | 2:07AM0.88m | 11:04PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
465 | 378 | 290 | 277 | 273 | 273 | 249 | 303 | 195 | 229 | 192 | 218 | 465 | 460 | 455 | 455 | 455 | 455 | 614 | 614 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
302 | 300 | 318 | 388 | 388 | 388 | 450 | 450 | 384 | 380 | 368 | 475 | 181 | 175 | 198 | 198 | 195 | 195 | 198 | 117 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SSE 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SSE 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
16 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 30 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 40 | 29 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 34 | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 49 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 22 | 0 |
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