Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Centinela today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Centinela at 11AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Centinela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1014 | 1225 | 1225 | 1210 | 1179 | 1105 | 1076 | 993 | 993 | 966 | 940 | 940 | 940 | 833 | 752 | 742 | 742 | 658 | 589 | 548 | 451 | 444 | 394 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:24AM0.88m | 6:18PM1.00m | 5:51AM0.81m | 6:55PM0.97m | 6:17AM0.74m | 7:36PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44AM0.10m | 00:26AM0.34m | 12:11PM0.12m | 1:06AM0.39m | 12:39PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1014 | 1225 | 1225 | 1210 | 1179 | 1105 | 1076 | 993 | 993 | 966 | 940 | 940 | 940 | 833 | 752 | 742 | 742 | 658 | 589 | 548 | 451 | 444 | 394 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 6 | NW 10 | S 6 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 14 | NW 12 | WNW 14 | SSW 23 | NW 13 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 65 | 64 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 39 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 21 | 51 | 28 | 118 | 222 | 279 | 318 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 18 | W 18 | NW 14 | SW 23 | WNW 14 | SW 22 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 74 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | — | 39 | — | 55 | 74 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 46 | 65 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 203 | 263 | 263 | 192 | 44 | 44 | 31 | 44 | 192 | 263 | 192 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 240 | 263 | 289 | 192 |
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