Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
28.9° C
2.5° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 7PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)--
Afternoon (21 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (21 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
2
3
2
3
2
3
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
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)
1.5
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.5
SW
26
0.5
SW
26
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
862
1048
1186
1362
1283
1192
1039
835
694
563
316
298
225
175
184
329
329
263
188
160
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:46PM1.48m
2:47PM1.48m
3:57PM1.50m
Low Tide
10:10PM0.75m
11:34PM0.63m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
 mm
Temp °C
29
29
28
27
27
27
28
28
30
29
28
28
27
27
28
29
29
29
27
27
Feels °C
30
31
30
29
29
28
29
29
31
29
29
30
28
29
30
31
31
32
30
29
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