Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Centinela today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Centinela at 10AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Centinela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 824 | 812 | 824 | 824 | 824 | 812 | 812 | 812 | 745 | 699 | 608 | 618 | 585 | 501 | 419 | 419 | 433 | 426 | 419 | 336 | 319 | 400 | 414 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:45AM1.20m | 6:28PM0.78m | 7:30AM1.17m | 7:25PM0.77m | 8:12AM1.11m | 8:25PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12PM0.28m | 00:35AM0.04m | 1:59PM0.27m | 1:22AM0.13m | 2:46PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | 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 |
| kJ | 824 | 812 | 824 | 824 | 824 | 812 | 812 | 812 | 745 | 699 | 608 | 618 | 585 | 501 | 419 | 419 | 433 | 426 | 419 | 336 | 319 | 400 | 414 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 18 | NW 11 | SSW 16 | NW 11 | 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 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 86 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 4 | 69 | 68 | 100 | 99 | 93 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 22 | NW 11 | SW 21 | NW 11 | SW 21 | 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 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | — | 21 | 21 | 31 | 33 | 18 | 48 |
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 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 263 | 263 | 192 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 44 | 263 | 192 | 192 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 203 | 240 | 263 | 44 | 44 |
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