Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
29.3° C
2.5° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 9AM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Afternoon (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Evening (26 Jul)5ft (1.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
3
3
4
4
5
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
19
1.4
SSW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.5
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.5
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.6
S
16
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2.3
S
16
1.9
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1702
1366
1307
1431
1431
1278
1415
1682
1702
1702
1295
1248
1320
1399
1716
1878
2225
2567
2000
4377
4109
1834
2102
4136
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
15
W
10
NNW
10
W
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:18AM1.25m
6:35PM1.72m
8:36AM1.30m
7:12PM1.79m
8:57AM1.34m
7:47PM1.84m
Low Tide
1:28AM0.29m
12:31PM1.02m
1:57AM0.21m
1:08PM0.94m
2:25AM0.16m
1:41PM0.87m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:05
7:04
 mm
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
27
26
26
27
29
28
28
27
26
26
27
28
29
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
29
30
31
31
31
31
31
31
30
30
30
32
31
32
32
30
29
30
31
32
30
30
31
31
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