Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Centinela today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Centinela at 7PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Centinela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | S 8 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
73 | 138 | 73 | 109 | 107 | 64 | 112 | 101 | 99 | 75 | 102 | 112 | 109 | 109 | 96 | 145 | 236 | 373 | 209 | 303 | 432 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | 3:22PM0.67m | 4:32AM0.99m | 3:59PM0.72m | 4:56AM1.02m | 4:35PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31AM0.41m | 9:39PM0.17m | 10:54AM0.37m | 10:11PM0.15m | 11:18AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 6 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 15 | S 6 | SW 19 |
35 | 75 | 73 | 47 | 67 | 64 | 40 | 41 | 99 | 61 | 102 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 82 | 61 | 40 | 32 | 209 | 46 | 432 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | S 8 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
73 | 73 | 34 | 52 | 50 | 21 | 63 | 101 | 39 | 21 | 70 | 89 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 82 | 236 | 373 | 186 | 171 | 91 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 11 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 19 | SW 8 |
50 | 24 | 51 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 39 | 21 | 75 | 67 | 112 | 64 | 48 | 46 | 145 | 85 | 85 | 58 | 303 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 8 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 8 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | — | S 6 |
35 | 138 | 45 | 109 | 107 | 41 | 112 | — | 32 | 33 | 44 | 99 | 89 | 41 | 35 | 38 | — | — | 34 | — | 47 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 263 | 203 | 44 | 203 | 44 | 44 | 31 | 240 | 240 | 245 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 31 | 240 | 263 | 240 | 44 | 44 |
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