Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
30.4°C
2.9° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 2AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (13 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (13 Oct)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
0
0
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1792
1150
1055
1451
1415
1415
1324
1169
1169
1169
1027
953
929
805
784
726
619
610
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
9:40PM1.44m
9:02AM1.85m
10:09PM1.31m
9:21AM1.79m
10:39PM1.18m
Low Tide
2:51AM0.71m
3:53PM0.26m
3:04AM0.78m
4:24PM0.36m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
27
26
26
26
26
28
28
28
27
26
26
25
26
28
28
28
29
28
Feels °C
31
28
28
28
28
30
29
29
29
28
27
26
28
30
29
28
33
32
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