Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
31.1°C
3.2° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 10AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
10
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
251
251
305
273
273
469
251
268
264
651
921
1399
1399
1352
1261
1170
1155
1067
1054
1027
962
1505
1464
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:41AM1.53m
8:10PM1.85m
9:00AM1.61m
8:42PM1.82m
9:20AM1.68m
9:15PM1.74m
Low Tide
2:22AM0.17m
2:07PM0.64m
2:44AM0.19m
2:39PM0.54m
3:05AM0.25m
3:12PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:42
6:40
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
29
31
31
30
29
29
28
28
29
31
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
30
30
29
28
28
Feels °C
31
31
33
34
33
33
33
34
32
32
34
35
33
33
32
33
33
33
33
34
33
33
32
32
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