Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
29.0° 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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 8AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (22 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
2
3
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.7
SW
13
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
24
0.9
SSW
24
0.8
SSW
24
0.6
SSW
24
0.6
SW
23
1.1
SW
21
1.4
SW
21
1.5
SSW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1283
1192
1039
835
694
563
316
298
225
164
175
329
172
263
188
151
964
964
704
368
425
1051
1868
2092
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:47PM1.48m
3:57PM1.50m
8:07AM1.14m
5:00PM1.56m
Low Tide
11:34PM0.63m
00:22AM0.50m
10:26AM1.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:07
7:06
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
27
27
28
29
30
30
28
28
27
27
28
29
29
29
27
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
29
28
30
30
31
31
30
30
29
29
30
31
31
32
29
30
29
30
31
32
31
31
30
30
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