Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Centinela today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Centinela at 2PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Centinela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 433 | 426 | 419 | 336 | 347 | 400 | 414 | 456 | 373 | 320 | 380 | 528 | 760 | 568 | 549 | 521 | 466 | 389 | 382 | 341 | 659 | 572 | 511 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:12AM1.11m | 8:25PM0.76m | 8:52AM1.02m | 9:31PM0.74m | 9:32AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22AM0.13m | 2:46PM0.27m | 2:11AM0.25m | 3:32PM0.27m | 3:03AM0.37m | 4:20PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 433 | 426 | 419 | 336 | 347 | 400 | 414 | 456 | 373 | 320 | 380 | 528 | 760 | 568 | 549 | 521 | 466 | 389 | 382 | 341 | 659 | 572 | 511 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 69 | 68 | 100 | 99 | 93 | 125 | 85 | 142 | 253 | 210 | 169 | 26 | 35 | 47 | 138 | 103 | 103 | 33 | 63 | 35 | 35 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 13 | S 14 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 10 | SW 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 13 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 |
| kJ | 4 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 33 | 18 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 45 | 41 | 41 | 4 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 67 | 9 | 8 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | — | 10 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 263 | 263 | 44 | 44 | 31 | 44 | 31 | 203 | 240 | 240 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 203 | 240 | 44 | 44 | 192 |
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