Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
29.5° C
2.1° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 12PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
321
361
547
547
449
316
312
302
386
452
595
502
447
362
425
409
403
465
477
358
358
349
377
319
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:38AM1.46m
7:38PM1.98m
9:05AM1.53m
8:21PM1.97m
9:31AM1.59m
9:01PM1.89m
Low Tide
2:04AM-0.02m
1:36PM0.81m
2:39AM-0.02m
2:19PM0.70m
3:10AM0.05m
2:59PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:55
6:54
6:53
 mm
2
2
3
4
1
4
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
29
29
27
27
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
31
30
30
31
32
32
31
30
30
29
29
30
31
31
31
30
29
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