Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
30.5°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 (16 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 7PM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)--
Afternoon (16 Oct)4ft (1.2m)18s
Evening (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
928
975
1106
1245
1231
1203
1134
1081
1569
1230
1230
1375
1550
1628
1728
1184
1512
1358
1358
1341
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
E
15
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSW
5
SW
5
S
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:55AM0.94m
10:11AM1.48m
10:07AM1.35m
Low Tide
5:46PM0.62m
1:57AM0.93m
7:36PM0.72m
10:36PM0.68m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
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6:18
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6:18
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5:53
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5:52
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Temp °C
30
30
28
28
27
27
28
30
29
28
27
27
27
27
27
29
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
34
32
31
29
28
29
30
32
31
32
32
32
30
30
30
32
31
31
31
31
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