Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
29.1° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 12PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
2
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
674
739
853
539
853
832
801
666
657
649
592
857
1068
1144
1303
1283
1471
1543
1475
1256
1100
977
895
673
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
NE
5
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:04AM1.22m
1:01PM1.49m
1:20AM1.04m
1:46PM1.48m
2:47PM1.48m
Low Tide
5:56AM0.72m
8:07PM0.83m
6:06AM0.86m
10:10PM0.75m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:46
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
28
29
29
29
28
27
27
27
28
29
29
29
27
27
27
26
27
28
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
33
32
32
32
32
32
32
30
30
29
30
30
30
31
29
29
29
27
28
29
29
29
28
28
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