Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 7AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
0
1
1
0
0
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
4
3
4
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
19
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.8
S
9
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
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SSW
17
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
198
194
103
229
276
293
362
312
316
319
263
320
791
650
638
580
687
679
671
314
368
537
666
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NNW
15
W
15
W
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
0
NNW
5
NNW
0
W
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
SE
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
11:15AM1.48m
10:32PM1.64m
11:49AM1.49m
11:15PM1.43m
12:23PM1.49m
Low Tide
4:44AM0.21m
4:37PM0.80m
5:13AM0.38m
5:31PM0.82m
5:38AM0.56m
6:35PM0.84m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:07
7:07
 mm
2
4
2
Temp °C
27
27
29
30
29
28
28
27
27
28
29
31
31
30
29
28
28
28
29
30
29
28
28
28
Feels °C
28
29
32
31
31
31
30
29
30
31
32
33
33
34
33
32
32
32
33
32
31
32
33
32
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