Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
30.5°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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 10AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (28 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (28 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
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
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.1
WNW
11
2.2
W
9
1.1
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
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
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2598
1687
1661
2493
2777
2543
2235
1612
961
800
695
429
376
367
302
299
295
416
416
309
255
258
203
209
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:59AM1.93m
9:45PM1.53m
9:25AM1.93m
10:25PM1.37m
9:54AM1.89m
Low Tide
2:51AM0.49m
3:34PM0.17m
3:13AM0.59m
4:14PM0.21m
3:33AM0.71m
5:00PM0.30m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:10
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6:09
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
28
29
28
28
27
27
26
27
28
28
29
28
28
Feels °C
30
31
29
30
30
31
30
30
29
30
31
30
32
32
34
31
30
28
29
29
27
30
29
29
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