Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Centinela today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Centinela at 2PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Centinela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 833 | 746 | 736 | 603 | 398 | 239 | 506 | 736 | 1321 | 1387 | 661 | 685 | 973 | 1425 | 938 | 938 | 1163 | 1142 | 875 | 896 | 860 | 646 | 398 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:58AM0.94m | 8:49PM0.82m | 8:29AM0.83m | 9:49PM0.78m | 9:00AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45AM0.31m | 2:28PM0.23m | 2:31AM0.41m | 3:05PM0.26m | 3:26AM0.50m | 3:47PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 833 | 746 | 736 | 603 | 398 | 239 | 506 | 736 | 1321 | 1387 | 661 | 518 | 511 | 1425 | 405 | 308 | 1163 | 208 | 198 | 138 | 126 | 122 | 398 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | NW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 9 | S 6 | SSW 6 | W 11 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 10 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 61 | 165 | 239 | 32 | 69 | 37 | 3 | 440 | 2 | 2 | 228 | 271 | 380 | 286 | 49 | 171 | 38 | 66 | 50 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NW 12 | — | — | — | W 11 | NW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | W 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 48 | 56 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 31 | 2 | 47 | 42 | — | 66 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 62 | 50 | 60 | 67 | 77 | 82 | 92 | — | — | — | — | 685 | 973 | — | 938 | 938 | — | 1142 | 875 | 896 | 860 | 646 | 335 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 44 | 263 | 263 | 289 | 192 | 44 | 0 | 31 | 44 | 192 | 263 | 263 | 321 | 321 | 290 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 263 | 263 | 192 | 192 |
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