Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Centinela today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Centinela at 1PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Centinela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 453 | 447 | 440 | 350 | 295 | 290 | 290 | 286 | 286 | 286 | 239 | 239 | 231 | 184 | 214 | 214 | 217 | 217 | 210 | 207 | 207 | 203 | 200 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:28AM0.74m | 8:59PM0.82m | 7:50AM0.66m | 10:09PM0.76m | 8:04AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05AM0.44m | 1:57PM0.24m | 2:56AM0.51m | 2:31PM0.29m | 4:32AM0.56m | 3:19PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 453 | 447 | 440 | 350 | 295 | 290 | 290 | 286 | 286 | 286 | 239 | 239 | 231 | 184 | 214 | 214 | 217 | 217 | 210 | 207 | 207 | 203 | 200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 135 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 70 | 68 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 71 | 71 | 159 | 157 | 153 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | NW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 20 | SW 21 | SW 22 | W 13 | SW 18 | W 11 | NW 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 68 | 73 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | 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 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 135 | 135 | 109 | 112 | 112 | 109 | 109 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 104 | 37 | 52 | 53 | 45 | 50 | 64 | 74 | 69 | 59 | 72 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 263 | 263 | 44 | 44 | 192 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 245 | 192 | 44 | 192 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 192 | 263 | 263 | 44 | 44 |
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