Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
30.3°C
2.7° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 6AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (30 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
1
2
1
1
1
0
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
2
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
302
299
295
416
416
309
255
493
680
837
1346
1585
1561
1599
1633
2008
1884
2147
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:25PM1.37m
9:54AM1.89m
11:13PM1.18m
10:25AM1.79m
Low Tide
3:33AM0.71m
5:00PM0.30m
3:47AM0.83m
6:01PM0.44m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
rain showers
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
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2
1
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1
1
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3
1
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Temp °C
27
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
Feels °C
31
30
31
31
32
33
31
32
31
32
30
31
32
32
31
32
32
29
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