Centinela 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 10.10° S 78.18° W

Issued: 6 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Centinela sea temperature is

23.1°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 (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Centinela at 9AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	14s
Evening (08 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8							Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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)	2	3	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 18	SW 16	SSW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 19
Wave Graph
kJ	757	746	915	915	902	1068	994	805	600	527	700	653	567	1001	1074	879	695	685	676	667	658	500	583
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	3:22AM1.05m				3:48PM0.88m				3:56AM1.04m					4:28PM0.95m				4:27AM1.01m				5:06PM1.00m
Low Tide			9:53AM0.18m				9:46PM0.22m					10:22AM0.14m				10:28PM0.23m				10:50AM0.11m


	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	22	23	23	21	20	20	20	20	22	23	22	21	21	20	20	20	22	23	22	21	20
Feels °C	21	22	22	22	22	20	19	20	19	20	22	22	21	21	21	19	20	20	22	23	21	21	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	757	746	915	915	902	1068	994	805	501	509	700	596	551	1001	1074	879	695	685	676	667	658	500	373
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	S 11	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	NW 12	SSW 11	S 11	SSW 11	S 11	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19
kJ	746	291	455	427	528	719	719	614	600	527	515	653	567	22	24	61	97	62	277	341	315	446	583
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 13	SW 20	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	SW 24	NW 12	SW 22	SW 22	SW 21	SSW 10	S 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	NW 11
kJ	59	552	38	35	21	21	22	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	75	118	159	31	54	11	11	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	—	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	S 5	SSE 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	—	S 12	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 10	S 11	S 9
kJ	265	—	41	41	38	—	49	42	33	26	20	20	—	280	32	33	43	43	34	35	167	223	164
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Las Gramas Ancash	Chancay Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Puerto Mori La Libertad & Lambayeque	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Chancay Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Puerto Mori La Libertad & Lambayeque	El Cabezo Lima	La Herradura Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Puerto Mori La Libertad & Lambayeque	El Camotal Lima	Chancay Lima
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	44	192	44	44	203	263	263	192	44	44	44	44	203	240	263	44	44	44	44	44	203	245	192
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	Las Gramas	Las Gramas
Rating (10 max)	4		4	4					4	4	4	4				4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	5	5	7	7	7	7

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