Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
29.9° C
2.4° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 4AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
0
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SW
15
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
425
409
453
465
477
430
358
349
424
418
413
497
553
547
1235
1193
1084
1057
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:21PM1.97m
9:31AM1.59m
9:01PM1.89m
9:57AM1.63m
9:39PM1.76m
Low Tide
3:10AM0.05m
2:59PM0.62m
3:38AM0.16m
3:38PM0.58m
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:53
6:53
 mm
6
1
Temp °C
26
27
27
27
28
29
29
29
28
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
27
28
Feels °C
30
30
30
30
31
32
30
32
31
30
30
30
30
31
30
30
29
31
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