Cerritos Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.26° N 110.16° W

Cerritos WaveFinder

Issued: 10 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cerritos sea temperature is
30.4°C
2.8° 

Cerritos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Cerritos surf forecast from 7 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 11 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 13 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 8s period, WNW swell with 2,241 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 11 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cerritos this week:

The surf forecast for Cerritos over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 11) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Cerritos in the next 16 days are 4.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 13s period and expected on Monday (Oct 12) at 5PM.

Wave TypeTime (MST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8PM (Sun 11th Oct)4.5ft (1.3m) 15s
Best Surf 8PM (Sun 11th Oct)4.5ft (1.3m) 15s
Most Powerful 5AM (Tue 13th Oct)13ft (4.0m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cerritos over the next 16 days.


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