Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
28.9° C
2.8° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 3PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
4
3
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SSW
17
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
679
671
309
364
537
666
674
843
853
539
853
832
801
760
657
649
592
489
463
515
569
805
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
N
5
SSW
0
SW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
12:23PM1.49m
00:04AM1.22m
1:01PM1.49m
1:20AM1.04m
1:46PM1.48m
Low Tide
5:38AM0.56m
6:35PM0.84m
5:56AM0.72m
8:07PM0.83m
6:06AM0.86m
10:10PM0.75m
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
30
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
29
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
32
33
32
34
32
33
31
31
32
31
32
32
31
31
29
29
30
31
30
29
29
28
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