Centinela 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 10.10° S 78.18° W

Issued: 12 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Centinela sea temperature is

23.1°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 (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Centinela at 4AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	18s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	18s
Evening (30 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 30								Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	3	2	0	0	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	453	453	1112	1215	694	871	1690	1753	1611	1591	1571	1571	1664	1719	1511	1381	1363	1452	1432	1432	1413	1413	1393	1374
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	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
High Tide			6:56AM0.71m					8:43PM1.02m				7:58AM0.64m				9:57PM0.99m				9:32AM0.58m
Low Tide		1:59AM0.41m				1:23PM0.09m				3:17AM0.44m				2:20PM0.17m					4:59AM0.44m			3:34PM0.25m


	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	22	24	24	24	22	22	22	21	22	23	24	24	22	22	21	21	21	23	24	23	22	22
Feels °C	22	23	23	24	24	23	22	22	22	21	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	22	24	24	22	22	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	453	453	1112	1215	694	871	1690	1753	1611	1591	1571	1571	1664	1719	1511	1381	1363	1452	1432	1432	1413	1413	1393	1374
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 18	NW 12	SSE 9	SW 14	SW 14	NW 11	WNW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	S 8	S 8	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	S 8
kJ	175	325	22	16	387	336	19	11	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	10	11	6	6	6	6	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 12	NW 12	SSE 9	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11	—	—	—	—	NW 9	NW 9	—	—	S 10	S 10	S 10	NW 12	NW 12	—	—	—	NW 12	NW 12
kJ	22	22	8	22	21	20	—	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	2	2	2	6	5	—	—	—	6	6
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 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6
kJ	123	123	102	102	126	130	130	126	124	86	84	63	61	73	67	58	59	61	52	52	53	53	55	44
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	44	44	44	192	263	263	44	44	44	44	44	44	263	263	192	44	44	44	44	44	240	263	44	44
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4				4	4	4	4	4	4				4	4	4	4	4			4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	7	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4

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