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Centinela surfForecast / Ancash / Peru
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 13 Dec 2025 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.5° C
(Which is 5.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Centinela today?
The current surf forecast for Centinela at 1PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Centinela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 92 | 92 | 128 | 137 | 104 | 126 | 157 | 121 | 99 | 121 | 160 | 177 | 180 | 180 | 158 | 153 | 138 | 135 | 105 | 105 | 135 | 135 | 238 | 134 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | 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 | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:33PM 0.72 | 12:41AM 0.83 | 2:28PM 0.79 | 1:22AM 0.78 | 3:10PM 0.85 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:08AM 0.28 | 6:57PM 0.50 | 7:46AM 0.25 | 8:10PM 0.51 | 8:18AM 0.21 | 9:07PM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
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