Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 23 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) - 3ft (0.9m), 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 3AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)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 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
3
2
3
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
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
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
459
395
390
384
331
390
390
384
379
379
332
328
323
318
352
347
406
406
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:48PM1.69m
7:38AM1.59m
7:23PM1.76m
7:55AM1.70m
7:57PM1.78m
Low Tide
1:21AM0.29m
1:22PM0.57m
1:43AM0.29m
1:52PM0.42m
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6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:14
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
30
30
29
28
28
28
28
29
30
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
32
31
32
31
31
34
33
32
32
33
32
33
34
35
33
34
33
34
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