Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
31.0°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 12PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
0
1
2
3
2
2
3
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.5
S
13
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.2
SW
9
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
10
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
411
297
293
285
204
214
258
257
384
740
759
694
861
807
857
597
575
473
436
394
247
346
272
302
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
N
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:06AM1.24m
5:44PM1.55m
8:01AM1.30m
6:28PM1.67m
8:10AM1.37m
7:04PM1.77m
Low Tide
00:49AM0.42m
12:00PM1.10m
1:14AM0.32m
12:36PM0.99m
1:37AM0.24m
1:06PM0.87m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:44
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
28
28
29
31
30
30
29
29
28
28
29
30
30
30
29
29
28
28
29
30
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
32
32
33
34
33
34
34
35
33
33
34
34
34
35
33
33
32
32
33
33
32
33
32
32
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