Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
29.0° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 12AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
11
1.1
SSW
10
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
1.2
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SSW
17
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
276
293
362
312
316
319
263
235
749
604
524
580
687
679
671
309
364
537
666
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
5
N
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:15AM1.48m
10:32PM1.64m
11:49AM1.49m
11:15PM1.43m
12:23PM1.49m
Low Tide
4:37PM0.80m
5:13AM0.38m
5:31PM0.82m
5:38AM0.56m
6:35PM0.84m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:07
7:07
 mm
3
17
10
1
Temp °C
30
29
29
28
27
27
28
30
31
30
29
28
27
28
29
30
30
28
27
27
Feels °C
32
33
32
30
29
29
30
32
34
33
34
33
32
32
33
33
33
32
31
31
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