Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Centinela today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Centinela at 4PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Centinela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 306 | 252 | 210 | 205 | 169 | 169 | 136 | 133 | 105 | 103 | 93 | 123 | 117 | 114 | 113 | 112 | 152 | 147 | 138 | 169 | 130 |
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 | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:45AM0.59m | 2:05AM0.78m | 12:28PM0.57m | 2:59AM0.83m | 1:48PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.57m | 6:10PM0.33m | 9:07AM0.52m | 7:29PM0.30m | 9:42AM0.48m | 8:23PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 11 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 306 | 252 | 210 | 205 | 169 | 169 | 136 | 133 | 105 | 103 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 60 | 44 | 60 | 152 | 147 | 58 | 78 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 128 | 125 | 114 | 140 | 108 | 106 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 52 | 51 | 69 | 117 | 114 | 113 | 112 | 45 | 45 | 138 | 169 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 13 | SW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 17 | 42 | 39 | 60 | 60 | 96 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 123 | 50 | 47 | 3 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 43 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 8 | S 4 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 4 | — | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 78 | 4 | 76 | 76 | 5 | — | 82 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 203 | 240 | 245 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 263 | 263 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 192 | 240 | 203 | 44 | 44 |
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