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 2AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 561 | 553 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 482 | 608 | 674 | 318 | 313 | 246 | 390 | 431 | 515 | 522 | 537 | 581 | 596 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross | off |
High Tide | 10:50PM1.39m | 11:08AM1.63m | 11:25PM1.20m | 11:32AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36AM0.62m | 5:41PM0.66m | 4:43AM0.74m | 6:36PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 27 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | 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 |
| kJ | 561 | 553 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 482 | 608 | 674 | 318 | 313 | 229 | 390 | 431 | 515 | 522 | 537 | 581 | 596 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | W 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 243 | 252 | 246 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSE 9 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | 33 | 37 | 46 | — | 17 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 22 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 22 | 5 | 34 | 49 | 0 | 74 | 553 | 553 | 49 | 49 | 0 |
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