Centinela surfForecast / Ancash / Peru

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 29 May 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
18.4° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Centinela today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Centinela at 7PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (29 May)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (29 May)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.4
SW
19
1.5
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2454
2329
2238
1927
1929
1674
1603
1366
1224
1491
1643
1430
1283
1634
1904
1904
1882
1818
1504
1333
1101
1101
1087
1087
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:30PM0.76m
4:53AM0.98m
4:02PM0.73m
5:27AM0.99m
4:35PM0.70m
6:03AM0.98m
Low Tide
10:28AM0.42m
10:02PM0.12m
11:07AM0.41m
10:31PM0.11m
11:45AM0.41m
11:02PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:57
5:57
5:57
Temp °C
22
23
23
21
21
21
20
20
22
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
22
23
22
21
21
20
20
20
23
24
24
21
22
22
21
21
23
22
23
22
22
20
21
20
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
2454
2329
2238
1927
1929
1674
1603
1366
1224
1170
965
905
800
1634
1904
1904
1882
1818
1504
1333
1101
1101
1087
1087
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.6
SW
22
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
1.1
SW
20
1.2
SW
20
1.4
SW
19
1.5
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.7
SSW
10
0.8
S
6
0.7
SSW
10
Energy kJ
72
57
58
293
548
647
742
869
1081
1491
1643
1430
1283
666
530
423
408
5
5
5
4
88
45
85
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
24
0.4
SW
24
0.4
SW
23
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
W
16
0.1
NW
11
0.1
W
15
0.1
NW
15
0.7
SSW
10
0.2
WNW
15
Energy kJ
87
141
187
23
22
14
13
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
8
88
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
7
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
10
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
Energy kJ
56
356
356
350
270
42
48
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
2
4
4
2
4
Distance (km)
203
245
192
44
44
192
44
44
44
263
44
192
44
192
44
44
192
263
192
192
44
44
192
44
Best forecast wave conditions in Ancash
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Peru
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
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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