Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
30.5° C
2.9° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 6AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
581
596
604
499
455
394
394
389
321
321
316
312
303
290
229
225
222
198
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
0
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:09AM1.02m
12:00PM1.52m
12:43PM1.45m
Low Tide
4:35AM0.84m
8:23PM0.77m
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:50
6:49
 mm
1
1
4
1
2
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
27
28
29
29
28
28
28
27
27
28
30
30
29
28
28
Feels °C
33
34
33
32
33
33
32
32
32
32
30
30
31
33
32
33
31
31
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