Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
31.3°C
3.5° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 1AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (26 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
10
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
378
258
258
302
302
255
248
262
181
209
368
250
214
214
251
305
273
273
351
218
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:04PM1.77m
8:24AM1.45m
7:37PM1.83m
8:41AM1.53m
8:10PM1.85m
Low Tide
1:06PM0.87m
2:00AM0.19m
1:36PM0.75m
2:22AM0.17m
2:07PM0.64m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:44
6:44
6:43
 mm
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
30
30
28
28
28
28
29
30
30
29
28
28
29
28
29
30
31
30
28
28
Feels °C
32
33
32
32
31
31
32
32
32
31
32
32
34
32
34
33
33
34
32
32
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