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Cerritos
Surf spot · Mexico
Is it worth the trip?
72Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 4 ft swell at 13 s
Tue 3 · 55 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 447kJ
- Wind
- NNW 8 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Wed 4 · 79 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft14 shollow
- Energy
- 510kJ
- Wind
- W 1 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 82 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft13 shollow
- Energy
- 465kJ
- Wind
- NE 2 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 56 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 334kJ
- Wind
- NE 4 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 46 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft15 shollow
- Energy
- 206kJ
- Wind
- SE 4 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 76 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 403kJ
- Wind
- SSW 2 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Mon 9 · 71 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 334kJ
- Wind
- SE 1 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 240, poor
- Tue 355, fair
- Wed 479, good
- Thu 582, good
- Fri 656, fair
- Sat 746, fair
- Sun 876, good
- Mon 971, good
- Tue 1048, fair
The spot in six facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 27 °Cno wetsuit
- Best in Nov5 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
Cerritos does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 40, poor | 5 ft12 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 648kJ | wind from the north, 4 knots | 31°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 55, fair | 4 ft12 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 447kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots | 30°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 79, good | 4 ft14 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 510kJ | wind from the west, 1 knot | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 82, good | 4 ft13 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 465kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 56, fair | 4 ft11 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 334kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 46, fair | 2 ft15 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 206kJ | wind from the south-east, 4 knots | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 76, good | 4 ft12 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 403kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 71, good | 4 ft12 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 334kJ | wind from the south-east, 1 knot | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 48, fair | 3 ft10 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 134kJ | wind from the south-west, 3 knots | 28°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 04:27 +0.3 mLow 09:30 +0.0 mHigh 15:08 +0.4 mLow 22:13 −0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:03 +0.4 mLow 10:53 −0.2 mHigh 16:38 +0.4 mLow 23:04 −0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:34 +0.6 mLow 11:43 −0.4 mHigh 17:40 +0.5 mLow 23:44 −0.5 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best in Nov
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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More surf near here
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- San Pedrito 6.3 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Cerritos
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (245°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (65°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 8). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 19°C in May, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually November, with about 5 good days in 7; in May, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is El Pescadero, 4.4 km away (about 10 min by car).
Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$817–US$1,490 each
about US$817–US$1,490 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to SJD, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$255–US$529 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$94–US$154 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$181–US$295 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$201–US$375 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$141 |
| Total | about US$817–US$1,490 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 2 towns
about 10 min by car · 11 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About El Pescadero its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Todos Santos on Booking.com
about 25 min by car · 45 places to stay
About US$67 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 9h 10m
About 9h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → SJD, direct, then 1h 10m by road
Flights MDW → SJD on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.