Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Centinela today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Centinela at 11PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Centinela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 207 | 203 | 200 | 197 | 193 | 239 | 236 | 234 | 227 | 206 | 199 | 197 | 194 | 249 | 246 | 186 | 167 | 163 | 161 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | 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 | 11:50PM0.74m | 1:27AM0.77m | 12:19PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19PM0.34m | 4:54PM0.37m | 9:08AM0.49m | 6:48PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 207 | 203 | 200 | 197 | 193 | 128 | 180 | 174 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 116 | 111 | 89 | 89 | 92 | 85 | 84 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 159 | 157 | 153 | 140 | 188 | 190 | 236 | 234 | 227 | 206 | 199 | 197 | 116 | 116 | 94 | 186 | 167 | 163 | 161 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | NW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | SW 20 | W 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 20 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 239 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 194 | 249 | 246 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 92 | 92 | 115 | 132 | 120 | — | 139 | 143 | 139 | 134 | 113 | 111 | — | — | — | 92 | 92 | 91 | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 263 | 289 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 203 | 245 | 263 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 203 | 245 | 192 | 44 | 44 |
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