Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
30.7°C
2.8° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerritos at 6AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
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)
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1207
1070
1184
1170
1067
1054
921
886
784
752
1061
1171
774
1283
1223
712
612
523
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
N
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:42PM1.82m
9:20AM1.68m
9:15PM1.74m
9:41AM1.74m
9:50PM1.62m
Low Tide
3:05AM0.25m
3:12PM0.47m
3:27AM0.33m
3:48PM0.43m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:40
6:39
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
29
29
28
28
28
30
30
29
28
28
28
28
28
30
30
29
28
28
Feels °C
33
34
32
33
32
34
33
33
32
32
31
31
31
33
31
31
31
30
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