Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
30.9°C
3.2° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 5PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 28°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
2
4
3
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
13
1.3
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.4
S
9
1.6
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
10
0.9
SW
17
1.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
284
284
198
207
309
411
297
293
285
204
214
258
361
379
911
747
334
645
573
414
833
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
SW
15
S
10
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
N
5
N
10
W
15
SSW
5
SW
0
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
9:27AM1.21m
4:41PM1.45m
8:06AM1.24m
5:44PM1.55m
8:01AM1.30m
6:28PM1.67m
Low Tide
10:36AM1.20m
00:49AM0.42m
12:00PM1.10m
1:14AM0.32m
12:36PM0.99m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:46
6:45
6:45
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
30
31
30
29
28
29
28
28
29
31
31
30
29
28
28
28
29
30
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
35
35
34
34
34
35
34
32
33
33
32
32
32
31
32
33
34
34
32
34
34
33
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