Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Issued: 4 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is

30.4°C

Cerritos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cerritos today (17 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 12PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (MST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	17s
Afternoon (17 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	16s
Evening (17 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 17								Sunday 18								Monday 19
	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)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	1	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	1231	1203	1134	1081	1569	1230	1230	1375	1550	1628	1728	1184	1358	1358	1358	1341	1324	1274	1136	996	983	1038	1024	857
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	ESE	WSW	SSW	SSW	S	WNW	N	NNW	NNW	W	WSW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	W	W	NW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide	00:55AM0.94m			10:11AM1.48m								10:07AM1.35m							7:33AM1.26m			3:23PM1.24m
Low Tide	1:57AM0.93m						7:36PM0.72m									10:36PM0.68m					11:54AM1.19m


	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	1	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	28	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	28	29	29	29	28	27	27	27	27	29	29	28	27	27
Feels °C	30	31	32	33	33	33	32	33	32	30	32	32	31	33	32	31	31	31	30	33	32	31	30	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	1231	1203	1134	1081	1569	1230	1230	1375	1550	1628	1728	1184	1358	1358	1358	1341	1324	1274	1136	996	983	1038	1024	857
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 12	S 19	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SE 12	SE 12	S 18	SE 13	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 9	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8
kJ	273	273	222	219	98	273	127	125	77	74	54	307	57	50	31	30	16	15	8	13	16	26	25	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 6	S 6	SSE 12	NW 13	SSW 12	S 20	SSE 12	SSE 13	NW 12	NW 12	SE 13	WNW 12	SSW 8	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	NW 14	NW 13
kJ	37	26	15	79	42	94	194	55	66	24	23	56	14	7	13	13	13	13	16	20	21	20	48	45
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	68	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	24	338	88	22	0	0	5	5	38	383	49	49	5	5	0	5	24	49	50	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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