Centinela 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 10.10° S 78.18° W

Issued: 12 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Centinela sea temperature is

23.3°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 (19 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Centinela at 4PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Afternoon (19 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	14s
Evening (19 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 19					Tuesday 20								Wednesday 21
	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)	2	1	2	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	799	890	938	911	911	938	951	877	828	936	915	1124	1098	1151	1097	1780	1737	1611	1591	1571	1551
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S
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		11:55AM0.50m					1:11AM0.83m				1:23PM0.56m				1:47AM0.87m				2:10PM0.64m
Low Tide	8:33AM0.47m			5:23PM0.41m					8:38AM0.42m			6:52PM0.40m					8:49AM0.37m				7:47PM0.38m


	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	23	24	23	22	22	22	21	23	23	23	22	22	22	21	22	23	24	23	22	22
Feels °C	24	24	25	24	23	22	23	21	24	24	23	22	22	22	21	23	23	24	22	22	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	799	890	938	911	911	938	951	877	828	680	594	1124	1098	1151	1097	1780	1737	1611	1591	1571	1551
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	S 7	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 20	SSW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	NW 11	SSE 8	SSE 8	NW 13	NW 13	SSW 20
kJ	60	46	46	224	341	392	552	650	768	936	915	527	527	418	418	19	22	21	46	45	253
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	WNW 16	SW 22	WNW 16	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 14	WNW 14	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 11	NW 10	NW 13
kJ	50	50	118	51	23	22	19	19	19	49	41	42	42	41	41	40	47	46	18	17	45
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5
kJ	—	—	—	46	46	46	62	61	48	54	61	64	64	84	22	24	19	21	27	36	30
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	240	240	240	44	44	192	44	44	203	245	263	44	192	192	44	44	192	263	263	44	44
Best forecast wave conditions in Ancash				Las Gramas	Las Gramas		Las Gramas	Las Gramas				Las Gramas			Las Gramas	Las Gramas				Las Gramas	Las Gramas
Rating (10 max)				4	4		4	4				4			4	4				4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	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)	6	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	9	9	8	9	8	6	5

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