Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
30.7°C
3.2° 

Cerritos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cerritos today (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 2PM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Afternoon (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Evening (12 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)17s

Table - waves today at Cerritos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
3
3
3
4
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.8
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1106
897
1026
1878
1792
1150
1055
1451
1517
1415
1324
1307
1169
1169
1027
941
929
917
784
773
716
706
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:42AM1.89m
9:40PM1.44m
9:02AM1.85m
10:09PM1.31m
9:21AM1.79m
10:39PM1.18m
Low Tide
3:25PM0.20m
2:51AM0.71m
3:53PM0.26m
3:04AM0.78m
4:24PM0.36m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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6:16
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Temp °C
26
28
28
28
27
26
26
25
26
27
28
27
26
26
25
24
24
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
29
30
29
30
29
27
28
26
27
28
29
28
27
27
26
24
24
26
26
26
26
27
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