Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
28.1° C
2.7° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 1PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
490
415
439
465
394
394
325
321
378
347
336
277
277
249
249
249
195
252
319
319
252
175
169
131
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
20
NW
10
N
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
8:14AM1.34m
6:48PM2.00m
8:53AM1.39m
7:37PM2.05m
9:31AM1.42m
8:23PM2.04m
Low Tide
12:38PM0.95m
2:12AM-0.08m
1:29PM0.90m
2:54AM-0.10m
2:16PM0.85m
3:34AM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:08
7:08
7:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
28
28
27
26
26
25
26
27
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
27
29
29
29
27
26
26
27
28
28
29
28
27
28
28
29
29
30
30
29
30
29
29
29
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