Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
30.8°C
3.6° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 12AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)--
Afternoon (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
789
778
778
678
678
678
668
659
553
545
887
887
705
589
589
642
604
859
733
1029
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:57PM1.34m
6:21AM1.44m
5:48PM1.45m
6:31AM1.57m
6:30PM1.55m
Low Tide
11:48AM1.01m
11:44PM0.54m
12:08PM0.81m
00:09AM0.50m
12:34PM0.60m
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
29
29
28
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
Feels °C
31
33
33
31
31
31
33
32
32
31
30
31
31
30
30
31
29
29
29
28
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