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Centinela surfForecast / Ancash / Peru

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 -05
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Centinela surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Centinela sea temperature is
18.5° C
 (Which is 4.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Centinela today?

The current surf forecast for Centinela at 10AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (19 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (19 Jan)3ft (0.9m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)121212111117161616151515151514131314141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4774443553313254004755391107983114511779051241979965680710811811663644517501
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:54AM
0.71
6:17PM
1.05
5:31AM
0.72
6:45PM
1.06
6:10AM
0.73
7:13PM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:16AM
0.08
12:36AM
0.39
11:47AM
0.10
1:07AM
0.38
12:19PM
0.13
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise-6:03-------6:03-------6:05------
Sunset----6:42-------6:42-------6:42---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212223232423232222222323232323222222232423232222
Feels °C (?)222424232524242323242424242524232323242523242424
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