Centinela 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 10.10° S 78.18° W

Issued: 6 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Centinela sea temperature is

20.6° 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 (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Centinela at 12PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Evening (17 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 17							Saturday 18								Sunday 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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	745	699	608	618	510	501	419	419	433	426	419	336	347	400	414	456	373	320	380	528	816	706	558
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSW	SW	SSW	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	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			7:30AM1.17m				7:25PM0.77m				8:12AM1.11m				8:25PM0.76m				8:52AM1.02m				9:31PM0.74m
Low Tide					1:59PM0.27m				1:22AM0.13m				2:46PM0.27m				2:11AM0.25m				3:32PM0.27m


	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	20	21	21	19	19	19	18	18	20	21	21	19	19	19	18	18	20	21	21	20	19
Feels °C	19	18	20	20	19	18	18	19	18	17	20	19	19	18	20	19	19	18	21	21	21	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	745	699	608	618	510	501	419	419	433	426	419	336	347	400	414	456	373	320	380	528	816	706	558
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	SW 20	SW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	NW 10	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 11	WSW 16	WSW 16	SW 14
kJ	1	16	15	37	34	33	32	31	4	69	68	100	99	93	125	85	142	253	210	169	26	26	97
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	SW 15	SSW 15	WSW 16	—	WSW 15	WSW 15	S 13	S 14	WSW 13	SW 14	WSW 18	SSW 12	S 5	SW 16	SW 16	NW 10	NW 10	S 16
kJ	5	5	5	5	5	8	21	26	—	21	21	31	33	18	48	31	30	11	41	41	4	4	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	—	S 5	S 5	S 4	S 4	S 4
kJ	13	13	9	13	12	17	19	21	22	23	17	22	20	21	16	16	11	—	8	7	9	10	18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Chancay Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Chancay Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Puerto Mori La Libertad & Lambayeque	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Puerto Mori La Libertad & Lambayeque	El Cabezo Lima	Puerto Mori La Libertad & Lambayeque	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	3	3
Distance (km)	44	44	192	263	263	192	44	44	44	44	44	203	44	44	44	44	44	44	203	240	203	44	44
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Rating (10 max)	3	3					2	2	2	3	3		2	3	3	3	3	2				3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	9	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	7	5	5

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