Centinela 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 10.10° S 78.18° W

Issued: 12 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Centinela sea temperature is

21.8° 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 (26 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Centinela at 7PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	20s
Afternoon (26 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	19s
Evening (26 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 26					Monday 27								Tuesday 28
	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)	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	2	0	1	2	2	3	3	4	2	1	1	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	SW 15	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	455	427	446	396	528	609	786	777	1087	1282	1165	1364	1347	1330	1314	1265	1185	1039	1011	1011	998
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	S	SSW	S	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide			2:47PM0.64m					4:31AM0.93m			3:31PM0.66m					5:04AM0.97m				4:10PM0.68m
Low Tide		10:21AM0.46m			9:23PM0.17m					10:53AM0.44m			10:00PM0.14m					11:24AM0.41m


	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	24	23	22	21	21	20	20	22	22	22	20	20	20	20	20	21	22	22	21	20
Feels °C	25	25	23	23	21	21	20	20	22	21	21	19	20	20	21	23	21	22	21	21	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SW 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14
kJ	247	238	220	305	528	609	786	777	1087	1282	1165	1364	1347	1330	1314	1265	1185	1039	1011	1011	998
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 18	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	WNW 13	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	395	427	360	396	301	336	183	175	40	40	40	15	23	14	70	72	74	17	23	22	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	SW 10	SW 10	WNW 14	SW 10	SW 10	WNW 14	WNW 14	—	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	S 9	WNW 13	S 12	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13
kJ	455	373	446	124	120	41	79	77	40	40	—	39	18	18	17	14	17	11	17	17	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSW 10	S 7	S 6	S 10	S 6	S 7	S 6	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7
kJ	—	—	29	29	39	209	55	53	192	53	85	67	69	69	—	—	—	94	97	96	96
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Punta Gaviotas Ancash	La Herradura Lima	Chancay Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Chancay Lima	La Herradura Lima	Chancay Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Centinela Ancash	Chancay Lima	El Cabezo Lima	El Camotal Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	2	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	38	263	192	44	44	44	44	44	192	263	192	44	44	44	44	0	192	240	245	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
Rating (10 max)	4			3	4	4	4	4				4	4	4	4	4				4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Dolphin Point South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Costa Azul Mexico	Punta Palmilla Mexico	Chameau Mauritius	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5

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