Centinela 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 10.10° S 78.18° W

Issued: 6 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Centinela sea temperature is

20.7° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Centinela at 2PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Evening (20 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20							Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	S 7	S 7	S 7	SW 26	SW 26
Wave Graph
kJ	447	389	382	341	591	572	511	455	369	403	349	349	298	288	273	278	202	181	203	173	206	200	200
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	S
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	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			9:32AM0.92m					10:42PM0.74m				10:12AM0.82m				00:01AM0.75m				10:57AM0.74m
Low Tide	3:03AM0.37m					4:20PM0.28m				4:07AM0.48m				5:11PM0.28m				5:37AM0.55m				6:06PM0.28m


	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	20	21	21	19	19	19	19	18	20	21	21	19	19	19	18	19	20	21	21	20	19
Feels °C	19	19	19	20	20	18	18	18	17	17	19	19	19	17	17	17	16	19	19	19	19	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	447	389	382	341	591	572	511	455	369	403	349	349	298	288	273	278	202	163	140	167	134	137	134
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 13	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 13	WSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11
kJ	103	103	33	89	35	35	32	14	29	50	50	73	94	91	89	88	102	98	106	98	95	91	86
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 14	S 15	S 15	WSW 13	W 21	W 20	W 20	W 20	WSW 12	W 20	W 20	W 20	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 19	W 18	W 18	W 18	SW 26	SW 26
kJ	4	17	17	67	9	32	32	32	29	31	30	30	30	29	28	62	62	62	60	58	57	171	171
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7
kJ	8	9	9	8	7	11	8	10	24	41	49	54	61	69	96	102	158	181	203	173	206	200	200
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Chancay Lima	Chancay Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Puerto Mori La Libertad & Lambayeque	La Herradura Lima	Chancay Lima	Pico Alto Lima	Pico Alto Lima	Chancay Lima	Chancay Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	3	2	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	44	44	44	263	263	44	44	192	192	44	203	263	192	289	289	192	192	44	44	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	Las Gramas
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2			3	3			2								3	2			3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Peru	La Herradura Lima	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Pico Alto Lima	Los Organos Piura	Pico Alto Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Pico Alto Lima	Pico Alto Lima	La Herradura Lima	Pico Alto Lima	Pico Alto Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Pico Alto Lima	Las Gramas Ancash
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	3	3
Header Global	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cyclops Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	6	8	5	5	5

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