Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Centinela today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Centinela at 3AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Centinela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 227 | 206 | 199 | 197 | 194 | 249 | 246 | 186 | 167 | 163 | 161 | 203 | 251 | 310 | 161 | 141 | 116 | 106 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | 1:27AM0.77m | 12:19PM0.52m | 2:21AM0.83m | 1:44PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54PM0.37m | 9:08AM0.49m | 6:48PM0.36m | 9:21AM0.45m | 7:51PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 171 | 145 | 145 | 116 | 111 | 111 | 92 | 92 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 203 | 89 | 72 | 72 | 141 | 116 | 104 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 227 | 206 | 199 | 197 | 116 | 116 | 94 | 186 | 167 | 163 | 161 | 63 | 251 | 310 | 161 | 73 | 55 | 106 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | S 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 194 | 249 | 246 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 57 | 63 | 48 | 34 | 33 | 49 | 32 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 139 | 117 | 116 | 113 | — | — | — | 89 | 92 | 110 | 110 | 88 | — | — | — | 72 | 72 | 73 | 76 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 263 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 192 | 263 | 192 | 192 | 44 | 44 | 31 | 44 | 203 | 245 | 263 | 44 | 44 |
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