Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
30.5°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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 9AM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Evening (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
388
388
450
450
384
380
368
475
465
460
455
455
455
455
614
614
614
686
819
794
547
640
655
737
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NW
5
N
5
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:48AM0.88m
10:57AM1.46m
11:04AM1.34m
8:35AM1.25m
4:20PM1.34m
Low Tide
2:07AM0.88m
11:04PM0.72m
11:54PM0.60m
11:50AM1.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:20
6:19
 mm
1
2
1
3
1
Temp °C
29
29
30
32
31
30
29
29
29
29
29
30
30
29
29
29
28
28
28
30
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
33
32
34
35
34
34
33
33
34
34
34
34
33
34
34
35
33
33
33
35
33
33
32
32
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