Centinela 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 10.10° S 78.18° W

Issued: 6 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Centinela sea temperature is

22.7°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 (06 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Centinela at 2AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	18s
Afternoon (06 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	14s
Evening (06 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 5			Tuesday 6								Wednesday 7
	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)	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	558	496	488	480	514	388	407	1072	692	733	659	659	624	737	728	719	864	820	788
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	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	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide					1:57AM1.00m				2:08PM0.70m				2:43AM1.04m				3:03PM0.79m
Low Tide		6:57PM0.26m					8:46AM0.32m				8:05PM0.24m				9:21AM0.25m				8:59PM0.22m


	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	22	21	21	20	20	22	23	23	21	21	20	20	20	21	22	22	21	21
Feels °C	22	21	21	21	19	19	21	22	22	20	21	20	20	21	21	22	22	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	558	496	488	480	514	349	407	1072	692	733	659	659	624	405	594	444	864	820	788
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	SW 19	SW 20	SW 19	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 12	SSW 10	SW 21
kJ	136	184	186	380	284	331	379	311	516	510	482	454	511	737	728	719	444	276	218
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 16	SW 16	S 16	SW 19	SW 18	SSW 15	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	SW 24	SW 24	NW 13	NW 13	SSW 21	SW 21	SW 21	NW 13
kJ	37	125	125	135	284	388	228	54	54	52	29	87	141	40	41	305	368	224	43
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSW 10
kJ	46	52	52	52	53	53	53	66	57	73	59	59	48	48	—	47	38	38	270
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	La Herradura Lima	Chancay Lima	Chancay Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Chancay Lima	Chancay Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Puerto Mori La Libertad & Lambayeque	Puerto Mori La Libertad & Lambayeque	El Cabezo Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Distance (km)	263	192	192	44	44	44	263	263	192	192	44	44	44	44	203	203	240	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
Rating (10 max)				3	4	4					4	4	4	4				4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	5	6	9	9	8	6	6	5	6

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