Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
30.5° C
2.8° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 11AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
17
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
246
390
431
515
522
537
581
596
604
499
455
394
325
389
321
321
316
312
303
290
229
225
222
198
Wind (km/h)
0
W
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:25PM1.20m
11:32AM1.58m
00:09AM1.02m
12:00PM1.52m
12:43PM1.45m
Low Tide
4:43AM0.74m
6:36PM0.72m
4:35AM0.84m
8:23PM0.77m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:51
6:50
6:49
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
28
28
27
28
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
30
29
28
28
27
Feels °C
34
33
34
34
33
33
33
33
33
32
33
34
33
33
33
33
31
31
32
34
32
32
32
31
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