Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Centinela today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Centinela at 2PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Centinela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 562 | 628 | 628 | 767 | 570 | 437 | 386 | 810 | 844 | 746 | 520 | 603 | 345 | 286 | 506 | 736 | 1244 | 1427 | 661 | 685 | 853 | 955 | 1046 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:26AM1.04m | 7:56PM0.85m | 7:58AM0.94m | 8:49PM0.82m | 8:29AM0.83m | 9:49PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM0.20m | 1:52PM0.21m | 1:45AM0.31m | 2:28PM0.23m | 2:31AM0.41m | 3:05PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 562 | 628 | 628 | 767 | 570 | 437 | 386 | 810 | 844 | 746 | 520 | 603 | 345 | 286 | 506 | 736 | 1244 | 1427 | 440 | 526 | 503 | 437 | 325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 9 | S 6 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 24 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 113 | 264 | 314 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 59 | 165 | 248 | 33 | 92 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | S 8 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | NW 12 | W 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 13 | — | 13 | — | 50 | 47 | 71 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 34 | 34 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 69 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 70 | 64 | 80 | 72 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 92 | 127 | 139 | 148 | — | — | — | 661 | 685 | 853 | 955 | 1046 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 263 | 263 | 289 | 289 | 192 | 44 | 192 | 263 | 263 | 289 | 274 | 148 | 0 | 41 | 44 | 321 | 321 | 263 | 321 | 192 |
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