Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
31.1°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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 10AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
362
362
297
293
284
268
183
225
180
178
178
175
184
184
183
171
154
207
246
312
312
249
312
390
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:08AM1.79m
9:23PM1.66m
9:28AM1.80m
9:55PM1.52m
9:48AM1.78m
10:26PM1.35m
Low Tide
2:58AM0.34m
3:19PM0.35m
3:17AM0.46m
3:51PM0.36m
3:33AM0.59m
4:22PM0.40m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:25
6:24
 mm
1
1
2
2
3
Temp °C
28
28
28
30
30
29
28
28
28
27
28
30
30
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
33
32
31
33
32
32
31
32
32
31
32
33
33
33
33
32
33
33
32
33
34
34
32
32
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