Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Centinela today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Centinela at 10AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Centinela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 296 | 232 | 102 | 79 | 85 | 181 | 177 | 146 | 146 | 85 | 96 | 112 | 98 | 133 | 190 | 247 | 208 | 192 | 229 | 377 | 476 | 545 | 530 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3:19AM0.93m | 3:09PM0.70m | 3:42AM0.98m | 3:43PM0.77m | 4:05AM1.01m | 4:17PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM0.36m | 9:09PM0.25m | 10:12AM0.31m | 9:43PM0.23m | 10:32AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 296 | 232 | 102 | 79 | 74 | 85 | 177 | 146 | 146 | 61 | 82 | 89 | 84 | 133 | 82 | 247 | 208 | 192 | 229 | 377 | 476 | 545 | 530 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 76 | 55 | 71 | 61 | 85 | 37 | 85 | 62 | 45 | 54 | 53 | 42 | 33 | 84 | 43 | 74 | 152 | 126 | 131 | 96 | 96 | 97 | 122 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | S 16 | SW 12 | S 14 | S 15 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 9 | S 11 | SW 9 | S 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 3 | 34 | 55 | 54 | 29 | 21 | 22 | 47 | 21 | 12 | 102 | 72 | 72 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 4 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 48 | — | 71 | 56 | 57 | 181 | — | — | — | 85 | 96 | 112 | 98 | 12 | 190 | — | — | — | 146 | 184 | 181 | 173 | 123 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 203 | 263 | 192 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 247 | 263 | 192 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 203 | 240 | 263 | 44 | 44 |
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