Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
28.4° C
2.6° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 2PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
3
4
2
2
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.5
SW
19
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
9
1
S
11
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
1.5
SSW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
66
86
177
246
248
181
198
161
103
229
236
293
362
312
372
784
545
1060
951
780
485
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
N
5
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
0
WSW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
10:41AM1.46m
9:50PM1.82m
11:15AM1.48m
10:32PM1.64m
11:49AM1.49m
Low Tide
3:48PM0.79m
4:44AM0.21m
4:37PM0.80m
5:13AM0.38m
5:31PM0.82m
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:08
7:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
28
30
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
29
28
27
28
28
28
29
31
31
30
28
28
Feels °C
31
31
32
30
29
28
28
28
29
29
30
31
30
32
31
31
32
33
33
32
32
31
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