Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
30.4°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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 4AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (29 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
0
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
11
2.3
W
11
2
W
10
2.2
W
10
1.1
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
1
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2026
1219
851
864
695
429
376
302
302
299
295
416
416
309
255
258
368
536
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
5
N
10
NW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:45PM1.53m
9:25AM1.93m
10:25PM1.37m
9:54AM1.89m
Low Tide
3:13AM0.59m
4:14PM0.21m
3:33AM0.71m
5:00PM0.30m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
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4
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Temp °C
28
28
28
27
28
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
29
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
30
31
31
30
31
32
33
33
33
32
30
29
32
32
31
32
31
31
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