Cerritos surf forecast
Playa Los Cerritos sits by the village of El Pescadero in Baja California Sur. It has a soft right-hand point with beach peaks on the inside, so it suits surfers of every level.
Cerritos surf report, hour by hour
The table shows our hourly forecast for Cerritos, with wave size, swell direction, wind and tide. The break faces south-west and picks up swell from the south round to the north-west.
Updated 00:58next run 05:40Open-Meteo wave and wind models
Today 3 Nov
Skip: average, overhead, cross-offshore N.
Tide and daylight
- High
- 04:42
- Low
- 10:36
- High
- 16:18
- Low
- 22:35
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 17:41
Every hour, 05–21
Tomorrow 4 Nov
Skip: average, overhead, cross-offshore NNE.
Tide and daylight
- High
- 05:06
- Low
- 11:15
- High
- 17:06
- Low
- 23:11
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 17:40
Every hour, 05–21
Thursday 5 Nov
Skip: average, overhead, cross-offshore NNE.
Tide and daylight
- High
- 05:30
- Low
- 11:55
- High
- 17:55
- Low
- 23:43
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 17:40
Every 3 hours
Friday 6 Nov
Skip: average, overhead, glassy.
Tide and daylight
- High
- 05:56
- Low
- 12:29
- High
- 18:38
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 17:39
Every 3 hours
Forecast point: Cerritos (23.330, -110.181). Waves = estimated breaking height at the beach. Data: Open-Meteo wave and weather models (CC BY 4.0). Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information. Surf at your own risk.
Watch the wind column first. Cerritos is offshore when the wind blows from the east, so hours with an east wind are the ones to aim for. Waves between 0.8 and 2 m are the sweet spot.
Surfing Playa Los Cerritos
Cerritos is mostly known for its right-hand point, which breaks over rocky reef and gives easy, mellow rides. On the inside there is a beach break with both lefts and rights. A few more serious waves are close by along the same stretch of coast.
Cerritos point
Right pointAll levelsThis is a right-hander that peels over a rocky reef for up to about 100 m. The waves tend to be on the weaker, easier side, and longboarders love it.
Our setup flags rocks at the north point, so pick your way in and out with care. Sources: yeeew.com
Playa Los Cerritos beach break
Beach breakLefts & rightsInside the point, beach peaks give both lefts and rights. When the swell gets big, the shorebreak can turn heavy. Sources: es.surf-forecast.com · yeeew.com
San Pedrito
Right breakAdvancedSan Pedrito and Los Cerritos are named as two of the best breaks in El Pescadero, and both are rights. San Pedrito is a spot for advanced surfers, with a rocky bottom and strong currents. Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Punta Gaspareño
RightExperiencedThis right lies about 7.5 km from Cerritos. It is listed as a wave for experienced surfers. Sources: yeeew.com
What Cerritos needs to fire
These are the exact rules behind Kiwi's rating for this spot. Every hour of the forecast is scored on all four, then turned into a rating of 1 to 5 stars.
Swell
South to north-west swells
The beach faces south-west and takes swell from anywhere between south and north-west.
Wind
East wind is offshore
An east wind blows offshore here and grooms the faces.
Tide
Mid tide is best
Our data favours mid tide at Cerritos.
Size
0.8 to 2 metres ideal
The break is at its best between 0.8 and 2 m. Below 0.4 m it is too small, and from about 3 m it gets too big.
Shortcut: look for a 0.8–2 m swell from between south and north-west, an east wind and mid tide.
The best months to surf Cerritos
We replayed Kiwi's rating on every day of the last year and counted how often Cerritos's best window reached 4 or 5 stars.
Dec–JanPeak season
About a third of days are good or better, with 35% in December and 32% in January. Around 13% of days in both months reach our top rating, and winter is the best season.
Feb–MarStill worth the trip
Good days drop to 21% in February and 13% in March. The water is around 22°C then, close to its yearly low.
Apr–OctQuiet months
Good days are rare from April to October, at 0–6%. The water warms to about 31°C by September.
NovSeason starts to wake up
Good days climb back to around 7% in November. The water is still warm, at about 27°C.
Before you go
Hazards
Keep an eye out for rocks, especially around the north point. The point itself breaks over rocky reef.
On big days the shorebreak gets heavy, so be careful getting in and out. Sources: es.surf-forecast.com · yeeew.com
Getting there
Los Cerritos beach belongs to El Pescadero, a small village at km 64 on Federal Highway 19, on the Pacific side. Todos Santos is about 8 km to the north, and Todos Santos is roughly an hour's drive from Cabo San Lucas. Sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org
Crowds and etiquette
Expect company in the water, because Cerritos can get very busy when the waves are good. Sources: es.surf-forecast.com · yeeew.com
Water temperature and wetsuit
From July to October the sea sits at about 28–31°C, so boardshorts or a bikini are all you need.
From February to May it drops to around 22°C. In December and January the water is about 24–25°C. Sources: yeeew.com
Which board to bring
Bring a longboard for the smaller days and switch to a shortboard as it gets bigger. The point can be good anywhere from waist-high to double overhead. Sources: yeeew.com
Tide
Sources say Cerritos works on every tide. Our data gives mid tide a slight edge. Sources: es.surf-forecast.com · yeeew.com
Where the numbers come from
The method
Kiwi takes Open-Meteo's wave and wind models (ECMWF WAM, Météo-France, NOAA GFS and Open-Meteo's best-match blend) at a point about 5 km off Cerritos. There is no buoy correction here yet: these are the models as they come.
Each hour is scored on the four rules above (swell, wind, tide, size). The stars are calibrated on a full year of data for Mexico, so 4 stars at Cerritos is a genuinely good day by that country's standard.
What we can say
The season chart and the stars use the same rules, replayed on the archive: a month marked good was good by these rules, not by a surf report.
Without a buoy nearby, the size at the beach is our model's estimate, not a measurement.
Cerritos surf questions
Is Cerritos good for beginners?
Yes, Cerritos is one of the gentler waves on this coast and suits beginners and intermediates. Stay away from the rocks at the north point and from the shorebreak on big days.
When is the best time to surf Cerritos?
Winter is the best season. Our data has December and January as the top months, with about a third of days good or better.
How cold is the water in Cerritos in December?
The sea is around 25°C in December. Boardshorts are fine.
What wind is best at Cerritos?
An east wind blows offshore at Cerritos. Some sources say north-east to east-north-east works too.
Does Cerritos get crowded?
It can, and sources say it gets busy or very crowded when the surf is up.
Where is Playa Los Cerritos?
It is in El Pescadero, Baja California Sur, on the Pacific coast. The village is at km 64 on Federal Highway 19, about 8 km south of Todos Santos.
Check today's Cerritos surf report
Open the hourly table to see when the east wind, a mid tide and a 0.8–2 m swell line up at Playa Los Cerritos.