Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Centinela today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Centinela at 5PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Centinela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 105 | 103 | 93 | 123 | 117 | 114 | 113 | 112 | 152 | 147 | 138 | 169 | 130 | 129 | 91 | 125 | 124 | 127 | 188 | 110 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:28PM0.57m | 2:59AM0.83m | 1:48PM0.58m | 3:36AM0.88m | 2:41PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07AM0.52m | 7:29PM0.30m | 9:42AM0.48m | 8:23PM0.26m | 10:07AM0.44m | 9:04PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 17 | S 8 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 105 | 103 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 114 | 44 | 60 | 58 | 147 | 58 | 169 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 89 | 93 | 121 | 116 | 78 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 73 | 52 | 51 | 69 | 117 | 47 | 113 | 112 | 152 | 45 | 138 | 43 | 130 | 129 | 91 | 125 | 124 | 36 | 35 | 110 | 107 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | W 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 13 | SW 11 | W 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | W 12 | S 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 95 | 95 | 93 | 123 | 50 | 20 | 3 | 44 | 45 | 3 | 43 | 3 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 8 | S 4 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 99 | 11 | 13 | 97 | 13 | 78 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 127 | 188 | 24 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 203 | 263 | 263 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 263 | 240 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 203 | 263 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
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