Centinela 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 10.10° S 78.18° W

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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 (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Centinela at 5AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	16s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	16s
Evening (09 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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)	2	2	3	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SSW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	614	690	527	515	653	567	1001	1074	879	695	685	676	667	658	507	583	552	635	621	679	841	831	812	1065
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	S	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		3:56AM1.04m					4:28PM0.95m				4:27AM1.01m				5:06PM1.00m				4:56AM0.95m				5:42PM1.01m
Low Tide					10:22AM0.14m				10:28PM0.23m				10:50AM0.11m				11:09PM0.26m				11:18AM0.09m


	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	20	20	22	23	22	21	20	20	20	20	22	22	22	21	20	20	20	20	22	22	22	21	20
Feels °C	21	19	20	21	22	21	20	19	19	20	20	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	21	20	21	21	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16
kJ	569	690	509	509	388	382	1001	1074	879	695	685	676	667	658	507	373	357	347	347	679	841	831	812	1065
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 11	SSW 11	S 11	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	NW 11
kJ	614	600	527	515	653	567	111	24	61	93	62	277	341	315	450	583	552	635	621	295	245	199	199	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	SW 22	SW 22	SW 21	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	WNW 11	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	—
kJ	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	75	118	159	31	52	53	11	12	12	13	5	5	5	5	5	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7
kJ	31	—	29	31	41	34	34	33	33	34	35	37	39	35	154	162	156	156	103	130	130	130	119	85
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	2	4	4
Distance (km)	44	44	44	192	321	192	44	44	44	44	44	203	240	44	44	44	44	44	44	192	263	192	44	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	Las Gramas	Las Gramas	Las Gramas	Las Gramas				Las Gramas	Las Gramas
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4				4	4	4	3	3			4	4	4	4	4	4				4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	4	5	6	8	9	9	9	8	5	6	6	6	5	5

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