Centinela 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 10.10° S 78.18° W

Issued: 12 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Centinela sea temperature is

23.0°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Centinela today (13 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Centinela at 8AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	15s
Afternoon (13 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	15s
Evening (13 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14								Thursday 15
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	3	1	1	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	993	993	966	940	940	940	833	752	742	742	658	648	548	451	444	437	459	455	627	589	635	702	694	781
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide			5:51AM0.81m				6:55PM0.97m				6:17AM0.74m					7:36PM0.92m			6:40AM0.67m					8:23PM0.86m
Low Tide	00:26AM0.34m				12:11PM0.12m					1:06AM0.39m			12:39PM0.16m					1:48AM0.45m				1:07PM0.21m


	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	21	22	23	23	21	21	20	20	20	22	23	23	21	21	21	20	20	22	23	23	21	20
Feels °C	22	23	22	22	23	22	21	21	19	19	20	22	21	22	20	19	20	19	20	22	22	22	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	993	993	966	940	940	940	833	752	742	742	658	648	548	451	444	437	394	388	326	316	635	702	694	781
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 10	S 6	S 6	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	WNW 13	WNW 14	S 7	WNW 14	WNW 14	NW 13	SW 22	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12
kJ	4	33	38	6	7	7	17	20	9	21	19	28	118	222	279	318	459	455	627	589	260	212	205	177
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	W 18	W 18	NW 12	S 8	S 8	SW 22	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 13	NW 11	NW 11	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11
kJ	—	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	5	5	5	74	27	23	23	37	38	42	30	31	35	52	22	19
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	—	—	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7
kJ	39	—	—	37	35	38	27	29	30	32	32	32	31	36	48	52	69	83	98	101	107	110	135	143
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Chancay Lima	La Herradura Lima	Chancay Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Chancay Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Pico Alto Lima	Chancay Lima	Chancay Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Puerto Mori La Libertad & Lambayeque	El Camotal Lima	Chancay Lima	Chancay Lima	Las Gramas Ancash
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	2	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	3	3	2	2	4
Distance (km)	44	44	44	192	263	192	44	192	44	44	44	263	263	263	289	192	192	44	44	203	245	192	192	44
Best forecast wave conditions in Ancash	Las Gramas	Las Gramas	Las Gramas				Las Gramas		Las Gramas	Las Gramas	Las Gramas							Las Gramas	Las Gramas					Las Gramas
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4				3		3	3	3							3	4					4
Best forecast wave conditions in Peru	Pico Alto Lima	Bayobar - Punta Tur Piura	El Playon Ica	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Pico Alto Lima	Pico Alto Lima	La Herradura Lima	Pico Alto Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Pico Alto Lima	Pico Alto Lima	Pico Alto Lima	Pico Alto Lima	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Pico Alto Lima	Pico Alto Lima
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
Header Global	Outside Corner Indonesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Left Point Australia	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Asu Indonesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta) Iceland	Asu Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Machir Bay (Islay) United Kingdom	Machir Bay (Islay) United Kingdom	The Bowl United Kingdom	Dolphin Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	4	7	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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