Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
30.7°C
3.0° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 1PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Afternoon (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
18
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
621
686
819
794
547
640
655
737
745
745
864
864
737
694
595
502
580
644
644
644
644
644
628
605
Wind (km/h)
0
SW
5
N
5
NE
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:35AM1.25m
4:20PM1.34m
7:28AM1.29m
5:29PM1.46m
7:19AM1.37m
6:12PM1.59m
Low Tide
11:54PM0.60m
11:50AM1.21m
00:19AM0.49m
12:06PM1.07m
00:40AM0.40m
12:29PM0.91m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:17
6:16
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
28
28
28
30
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
27
29
28
28
28
27
Feels °C
34
34
34
35
32
33
32
32
32
32
32
32
31
30
30
29
30
30
29
31
29
30
32
31
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