Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
28.9° C
2.8° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 2AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
3
4
4
4
3
1
3
2
3
3
4
4
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SSW
17
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
604
593
516
687
679
671
309
364
537
666
674
843
853
539
853
832
791
760
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
N
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:15PM1.43m
12:23PM1.49m
00:04AM1.22m
1:01PM1.49m
Low Tide
5:38AM0.56m
6:35PM0.84m
5:56AM0.72m
8:07PM0.83m
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
28
27
27
28
30
29
28
28
28
27
27
28
29
29
29
27
27
Feels °C
33
32
32
32
33
34
32
31
32
33
31
31
32
32
31
32
30
29
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