Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 18 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 12PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (18 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (18 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
3
3
2
0
0
2
4
4
4
4
3
0
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
1
1
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
1.2
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.1
SW
17
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
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
312
316
319
263
253
749
604
593
516
687
679
671
309
364
537
666
674
739
853
539
853
832
791
760
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNE
0
E
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
WSW
5
N
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
ENE
5
SW
0
SSW
5
W
5
NNE
5
NW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:49AM1.49m
11:15PM1.43m
12:23PM1.49m
00:04AM1.22m
1:01PM1.49m
Low Tide
5:13AM0.38m
5:31PM0.82m
5:38AM0.56m
6:35PM0.84m
5:56AM0.72m
8:07PM0.83m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
 mm
1
3
8
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
29
31
31
30
29
28
27
27
28
30
29
27
28
28
27
27
28
29
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
30
30
32
33
33
33
33
34
32
32
33
34
31
28
32
33
32
32
32
32
31
31
31
29
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