Centinela Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Peru – Ancash)

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Centinela Spot ID:

Type: point

Reliability: very consistent

Best: Swell SSW | Wind ENE

Sea Temperature Today is: 17.4 °C

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Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 21:14 Local time

m, °C	Tuesday 18			Wed
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	19	19	17	18
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross	cross	cross

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Centinela in Ancash is an exposed point break that is usually a safe bet. The optimum time of year for waves is autumn. Works best in offshore winds from the east northeast. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest.The break here is a left hand point. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for rips and rocks.

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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs

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For Callao, Peru, 242 miles from Centinela.

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Live Weather:

At Trujillo-martinez, 240 km from Centinela.

light winds from the SSE

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Air temperature
16.9 °C

Current weather near Centinela

Overall Centinela Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in June

The figure illustrates the range of swells directed at Centinela over a normal June. It... (show all text)

This chart describes how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different direct... (show all text)

The two graphs above are also combined in the single Centinela surf consistency graph.

Also see Centinela surf quality by season and Centinela surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Ancash surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Centinela

Visitor Reviews of Centinela

jose arboleda from PERU writes:

Centinela es un point ,un paisaje variado y con una ola que cada vez se perfecciona donde tambien podem,os encontrar surfistas extranjeros o nacionales de muy buen nivel, y un surf camp alucinante, espero sigan llegando . gente vayan -saludos a don pedro y daniel en centi...

(Centinela is a point, a varied landscape with a wave that is perfect for foreign or national level surfers, and an amazing surf camp, I hope to keep coming. Greetings don Pedro and Daniel in centi ...)

2011-09-27

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Centinela: (click location name for more details)
Closest break	El Camotal	19 mi
Second closest break	Playa Grande	23 mi
Third closest break	Bermejo	35 mi
Fourth closest break	Polvorin	85 mi
Fifth closest break	Conchitas	92 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Centinela:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	1865 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	2086 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	2112 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2271 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	SW Atlantic Buoy	2317 mi
Tide stations nearest to Centinela:
Closest tide station	Callao	151 mi
Second closest tide station	Talara	436 mi
Third closest tide station	Puerto Bolivar	489 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Posorja	531 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Puerto Nuevo	554 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Centinela:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	78 mi
Second closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	807 mi
Third closest ski area	Ski Arpa (Chile)	1635 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1653 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1656 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Centinela:
Closest city location	Paramonga (Peru)	46 mi
Second closest city location	Barranca (Peru)	53 mi
Third closest city location	Huaraz (Peru)	59 mi
Fourth closest city location	Chimbote (Peru)	76 mi
Fifth closest city location	Hualmay (Peru)	79 mi

The nearest passenger airport to Centinela is Commandante Fap German Arias Grazziani (Anta) Airport (ATA) in Peru, which is 105 km (65 miles) away (directly).
The second closest airport to Centinela is Teniente Fap Jaime A De Montr Morales (Chimbote) Airport (CHM), also in Peru, 112 km (70 miles) away.

Centinela break location map and break info

This is the Surf-Forecast page for Centinela, Ancash. Use the tab navigation above to view Centinela sea temperature, Centinela photographs, Centinela detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Centinela webcams, current wind from Ancash live weather stations and Centinela tide predictions. The Peru swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Peru and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Peru wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Centinela.

Centinela Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Peru – Ancash)

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Overall Centinela Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in June

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Visitor Reviews of Centinela

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