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Centinela surfForecast / Ancash / Peru

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 22 Jan 2026 -05
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Centinela surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Centinela sea temperature is
17.6° C
 (Which is 5.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Centinela today?

The current surf forecast for Centinela at 2PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (22 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (22 Jan)4ft (1.2m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sun
25
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313141414131313131313131312161515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)494382382376382501589545538412465465458388382376437358457358344732763692
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassonononcross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrossglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:52AM
0.73
7:41PM
1.04
7:41AM
0.73
8:11PM
1.01
8:38AM
0.73
8:45PM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:39AM
0.35
12:52PM
0.19
2:12AM
0.33
1:29PM
0.26
2:48AM
0.30
2:12PM
0.35
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sun
25
Sunrise-6:05-------6:05-------6:05------
Sunset----6:42-------6:42-------6:42---
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222223232323222222222324232322222222232323232222
Feels °C (?)242425242425242424242525242524242425252424242424
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