Centinela 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 10.10° S 78.18° W

Issued: 12 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Centinela sea temperature is

23.4°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 (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Centinela at 8AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	16s
Evening (16 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 16								Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	0	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	1	1	2	3	4	2	2	1	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	745	865	844	844	1240	1256	1303	1436	1419	1456	1420	1300	1164	1135	1076	1034	833	821	810	716	716	639	696	595
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide			7:00AM0.61m					9:27PM0.80m				7:01AM0.56m					10:53PM0.78m
Low Tide		2:41AM0.51m				1:39PM0.26m					4:26AM0.55m			2:19PM0.32m								3:25PM0.38m


	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	21	23	23	24	22	21	21	21	21	22	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	23	24	24	23	22
Feels °C	20	20	21	22	21	23	20	20	21	22	23	23	22	22	22	23	25	21	22	24	25	25	24	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	745	865	844	844	1240	1256	1303	1436	1419	1456	1420	1300	1164	1135	1076	1034	833	821	810	716	716	639	696	595
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	W 21	SW 11	SW 11	NW 11	W 16	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7
kJ	177	177	140	140	81	42	30	18	20	249	227	233	233	203	203	173	169	141	137	113	111	88	86	82
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	W 16	WNW 10	W 16	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 15	SW 16
kJ	19	34	35	33	18	18	18	21	10	46	37	125	125	26	22	21	21	22	22	61	61	61	21	91
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	184	188	168	178	217	227	256	283	249	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Puerto Mori La Libertad & Lambayeque	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Pico Alto Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	El Camotal Ancash	Puerto Mori La Libertad & Lambayeque	El Cabezo Lima	Chancay Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Centinela Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Puerto Mori La Libertad & Lambayeque	Puerto Mori La Libertad & Lambayeque	El Cabezo Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	44	44	44	203	263	263	289	44	44	44	31	203	240	192	44	44	0	44	44	203	203	240	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	Las Gramas	Las Gramas				Las Gramas	Las Gramas
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4					4	4	4	4				4	4	4	3	4				3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Peru	La Herradura Lima	Pico Alto Lima	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Pico Alto Lima	Pico Alto Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	La Herradura Lima	El Hueco Piura	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Pico Alto Lima
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	7	4	4	4	7	5	4	5

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