Centinela 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 10.10° S 78.18° W

Issued: 12 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Centinela sea temperature is

22.9°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 (07 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Centinela at 3PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	16s
Afternoon (07 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s
Evening (07 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	15s

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 Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 7					Thursday 8								Friday 9
	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	2	3	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 20	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 16	SSW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	728	719	864	820	788	777	757	746	915	915	902	955	889	756	690	527	659	653	567	1001	1379
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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			3:03PM0.79m				3:22AM1.05m				3:48PM0.88m				3:56AM1.04m					4:28PM0.95m
Low Tide	9:21AM0.25m				8:59PM0.22m				9:53AM0.18m				9:46PM0.22m					10:22AM0.14m


	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	22	23	22	21	20	20	20	20	22	23	22	21	20
Feels °C	22	22	22	21	21	19	19	21	22	22	21	20	19	20	20	21	23	23	22	21	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 16	SSW 16
kJ	594	514	864	820	788	777	757	746	915	915	902	955	889	756	690	509	659	388	512	1001	1379
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 12	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 20	SW 20	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
kJ	728	719	444	276	152	149	746	552	455	427	460	719	719	614	600	527	515	653	567	22	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 13	SSW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	NW 13	SSW 11	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
kJ	41	305	368	224	218	388	59	135	38	35	21	21	22	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 6	S 4	S 10	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	S 5	—	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	—	S 12	S 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	36	30	314	50	41	41	41	—	32	—	18	24	25	19	—	228	21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Chancay Lima	Puerto Mori La Libertad & Lambayeque	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Chancay Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Chancay Lima	La Herradura Lima	Chancay Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Puerto Mori La Libertad & Lambayeque	La Herradura Lima	El Cabezo Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	2	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	192	203	44	44	44	192	44	44	192	263	192	44	44	44	44	44	203	263	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	Las Gramas				Las Gramas	Las Gramas
Rating (10 max)			4	4	4		4	4				4	4	4	4	4				4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	5

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