Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 20 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • 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 5AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
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

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
801
666
657
649
584
752
862
994
1186
1362
1283
1211
1073
1198
980
850
734
604
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
glassy
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
1:20AM1.04m
1:46PM1.48m
2:47PM1.48m
Low Tide
8:07PM0.83m
6:06AM0.86m
10:10PM0.75m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:07
 mm
2
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
27
29
29
29
27
27
26
26
27
28
29
29
27
27
Feels °C
33
31
31
31
29
31
30
31
29
29
28
28
29
29
29
30
29
28
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