Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
30.3°C
2.7° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 1PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
2
0
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
5
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
1.3
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
13
2
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
416
309
255
258
553
756
936
1326
1838
1960
1844
1965
1799
1946
1824
1757
1835
2237
2314
2653
2947
2951
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
N
5
NE
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
15
ESE
15
ENE
5
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:54AM1.89m
11:13PM1.18m
10:25AM1.79m
00:35AM1.00m
11:03AM1.65m
Low Tide
5:00PM0.30m
3:47AM0.83m
6:01PM0.44m
3:38AM0.94m
7:51PM0.55m
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:11
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6:08
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6:07
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 mm
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3
3
1
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1
1
1
2
1
1
1
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Temp °C
27
29
28
27
28
27
27
27
28
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
30
31
30
28
28
Feels °C
30
32
32
30
32
31
30
31
32
31
31
33
31
30
31
30
30
32
31
31
31
31
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