Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
30.9° 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 7AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
3
2
2
0
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
151
149
147
192
151
204
166
223
318
284
284
284
198
207
309
411
297
293
285
204
214
258
372
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
0
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:41PM1.39m
9:27AM1.21m
4:41PM1.45m
8:06AM1.24m
5:44PM1.55m
Low Tide
11:29PM0.68m
00:19AM0.55m
10:36AM1.20m
00:49AM0.42m
12:00PM1.10m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:47
6:46
6:45
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
28
28
29
30
30
29
28
29
28
29
30
31
30
29
28
28
28
28
29
30
30
30
29
28
Feels °C
30
30
32
32
32
32
31
33
32
34
34
35
34
34
34
33
32
33
35
35
34
34
34
33
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