Centinela 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 10.10° S 78.18° W

Issued: 6 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Centinela sea temperature is

23.1°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 (20 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Centinela at 11AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	18s
Evening (20 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 20							Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	2	3	3	2	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SSW 17	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	951	877	828	936	915	1124	1098	1151	1097	1780	1737	1611	1591	1571	1551	1634	1737	1303	998	987	863	1241	1112
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE
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-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	1:11AM0.83m				1:23PM0.56m				1:47AM0.87m				2:10PM0.64m				2:15AM0.91m				2:46PM0.73m
Low Tide			8:38AM0.42m			6:52PM0.40m					8:49AM0.37m				7:47PM0.38m				9:03AM0.31m				8:31PM0.36m


	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	23	24	23	22	22	21	21	22	23	24	23	22	22	21	21	22	23	23	23	22	22
Feels °C	23	23	24	25	23	22	22	21	21	22	23	23	22	22	22	21	22	24	24	23	22	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 15	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	951	877	828	680	594	1124	1098	1151	1097	1780	1737	1611	1591	1571	1551	1634	1737	1303	835	987	861	1241	1112
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	SSW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 13	NW 13	SSW 20	SSW 20	NW 13	SW 17	SSW 17	SSW 12	SSW 15	NW 13	NW 13
kJ	552	650	768	936	915	527	527	418	418	40	47	46	46	46	253	149	46	687	998	475	863	61	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	NW 11	S 7	NW 14	WNW 14	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 10	NW 13	NW 13	NW 10	NW 13	SSW 15	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 10
kJ	19	19	26	49	41	42	42	41	41	19	18	18	18	17	45	45	17	45	142	61	61	44	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	S 4	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	SSW 11	SSW 12
kJ	47	47	8	54	61	64	84	84	28	33	36	35	37	40	43	47	39	41	39	31	—	691	872
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Puerto Mori La Libertad & Lambayeque	Puerto Mori La Libertad & Lambayeque	La Herradura Lima	Chancay Lima	Chancay Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Puerto Mori La Libertad & Lambayeque	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	El Camotal Ancash	Las Gramas Ancash	Punta San Lorenzo Guayas	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	Chancay Lima
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	3	4	4	3
Distance (km)	44	44	203	203	263	192	192	44	44	44	203	263	263	44	44	44	44	31	44	927	263	263	192
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
Rating (10 max)	4	4						4	4	4				4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	9	9	9	9	8	8	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5

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