Centinela 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 10.10° S 78.18° W

Issued: 6 am 14 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 (14 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Centinela at 10AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Afternoon (14 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s
Evening (14 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 14							Thursday 15								Friday 16
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	3	0	1	0	2	2	2	2	3	1	0	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	742	658	589	556	451	444	394	459	455	627	589	635	702	694	781	745	865	844	844	1240	1256	1303	1436
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	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		6:17AM0.74m					7:36PM0.92m			6:40AM0.67m					8:23PM0.86m			7:00AM0.61m					9:27PM0.80m
Low Tide	1:06AM0.39m			12:39PM0.16m					1:48AM0.45m				1:07PM0.21m				2:41AM0.51m				1:39PM0.26m


	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	23	23	23	22	21	21	21	21	22	23	23	22	21	21	21	21	22	23	23	22	21
Feels °C	20	21	23	21	21	21	19	19	21	21	21	22	22	21	20	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	S 7	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	742	658	589	556	451	444	394	394	331	331	281	635	702	694	781	745	865	178	844	1240	1256	1303	1436
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	NW 13	SW 22	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 16	SW 12	NW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	21	19	28	118	222	279	318	459	455	627	589	264	212	205	202	177	177	844	140	30	42	42	30
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SSW 23	SW 22	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 13	NW 11	NW 11	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11	NW 11	NW 12	SW 12	NW 11	W 21	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11
kJ	5	51	74	27	23	23	23	38	26	19	31	35	37	22	19	19	34	142	33	81	18	18	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	—	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	38	34	45	62	72	75	89	115	137	124	128	131	168	173	206	173	173	—	183	193	198	198	193
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Chancay Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Puerto Mori La Libertad & Lambayeque	La Herradura Lima	Chancay Lima	Pico Alto Lima	Chancay Lima	Chancay Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	El Camotal 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	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Chancay Lima
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	1	3	2	2	3	4	3	4	2	2	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	192	44	203	263	192	289	192	192	44	44	245	263	192	192	44	44	44	44	203	263	263	44	192
Best forecast wave conditions in Ancash		Las Gramas							Las Gramas	Las Gramas					Las Gramas	Las Gramas	Las Gramas	Las Gramas				Las Gramas
Rating (10 max)		3							3	4					4	4	4	4				4
Best forecast wave conditions in Peru	Pico Alto Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Pico Alto Lima	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Herradura Lima	Pico Alto Lima	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Pico Alto Lima	Pico Alto Lima	La Herradura Lima	Pico Alto Lima	Pico Alto Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Pico Alto Lima	Pico Alto Lima
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Asu Indonesia	Back Strands Ireland	Asu Indonesia	Afife Portugal	Easky Left Ireland	Dolphin Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Haakgat South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Tahai Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Papatowai New Zealand	Beach Road South Africa	Beach Road South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4

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