Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
31.0°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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 3PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (24 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (24 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
2
2
4
3
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.5
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
1
SW
11
0.6
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
329
361
768
741
572
689
312
698
636
485
459
269
258
302
302
255
248
181
174
171
233
233
Wind (km/h)
0
E
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
S
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:01AM1.30m
6:28PM1.67m
8:10AM1.37m
7:04PM1.77m
8:24AM1.45m
7:37PM1.83m
Low Tide
12:36PM0.99m
1:37AM0.24m
1:06PM0.87m
2:00AM0.19m
1:36PM0.75m
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:44
6:44
 mm
4
2
1
1
4
2
3
1
Temp °C
29
30
30
28
28
28
27
28
29
30
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
30
29
28
28
28
Feels °C
35
34
33
33
33
33
32
32
32
33
32
32
31
31
31
31
32
33
32
33
32
32
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