Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
30.8°C
3.1° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 10AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 28°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
12
2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2.4
S
12
3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
390
384
390
390
390
384
379
337
332
328
323
318
313
309
368
406
414
854
875
934
1335
1452
1740
2709
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
5
S
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
S
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:38AM1.59m
7:23PM1.76m
7:55AM1.70m
7:57PM1.78m
8:14AM1.80m
8:32PM1.75m
Low Tide
1:21AM0.29m
1:22PM0.57m
1:43AM0.29m
1:52PM0.42m
2:05AM0.33m
2:24PM0.29m
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part cloud
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clear
clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:14
6:13
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
29
30
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
31
31
31
29
29
Feels °C
30
29
30
31
32
32
32
32
32
32
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
33
34
35
33
34
32
33
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