Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
29.4° C
2.1° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 12PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
130
100
100
102
102
167
158
144
142
142
140
214
286
295
299
218
276
390
480
576
556
417
407
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:21AM1.14m
12:41PM1.62m
2:25AM0.98m
1:48PM1.61m
3:20PM1.64m
Low Tide
5:37AM0.76m
8:21PM0.66m
5:53AM0.91m
10:26PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
6:59
6:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
27
29
28
28
27
27
26
27
27
29
29
28
27
28
Feels °C
29
30
31
31
31
31
30
30
28
28
30
32
30
31
30
29
28
29
28
31
31
30
29
30
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