Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
31.2°C
3.3° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 1PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
248
262
181
209
326
217
214
214
251
305
273
273
469
251
268
264
651
921
1399
1399
1352
1199
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
8:24AM1.45m
7:37PM1.83m
8:41AM1.53m
8:10PM1.85m
9:00AM1.61m
8:42PM1.82m
Low Tide
1:36PM0.75m
2:22AM0.17m
2:07PM0.64m
2:44AM0.19m
2:39PM0.54m
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:44
6:43
6:42
 mm
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
29
30
30
29
28
28
28
28
29
30
30
30
28
29
28
28
29
30
30
28
28
28
Feels °C
34
34
33
32
33
33
33
32
33
33
32
33
32
34
32
33
34
34
34
32
33
33
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