Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
30.7°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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 12PM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)17s
Afternoon (28 Aug)5ft (1.5m)18s
Evening (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
268
264
651
921
1399
1399
1207
1070
1184
1170
1081
1054
921
886
840
807
1303
1336
1355
1336
633
1206
612
407
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
10
NNW
10
N
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
0
SE
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:00AM1.61m
8:42PM1.82m
9:20AM1.68m
9:15PM1.74m
9:41AM1.74m
9:50PM1.62m
Low Tide
2:44AM0.19m
2:39PM0.54m
3:05AM0.25m
3:12PM0.47m
3:27AM0.33m
3:48PM0.43m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:42
6:40
6:39
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
29
31
30
29
28
29
28
28
29
30
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
32
32
34
35
33
33
32
34
33
33
33
34
33
33
34
32
32
33
33
32
30
31
31
31
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