Nazare Big Wave Challenge Gets Yellow Alert, Could Run Saturday in Giant Waves
70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.
Surf Forecasts:
Centinela surfForecast / Ancash / Peru
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.3° C
(Which is 4.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Centinela today?
The current surf forecast for Centinela at 6PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Centinela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 128 | 177 | 180 | 180 | 177 | 153 | 138 | 135 | 105 | 105 | 135 | 134 | 238 | 134 | 184 | 178 | 165 | 103 | 109 | 242 | 101 | 127 | 157 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | 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- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:28PM 0.79 | 1:22AM 0.78 | 3:10PM 0.85 | 2:02AM 0.74 | 3:45PM 0.90 | 2:39AM 0.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:46AM 0.25 | 8:10PM 0.51 | 8:18AM 0.21 | 9:07PM 0.49 | 8:49AM 0.18 | 9:52PM 0.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - |
 |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
Buy Less, Surf More This Black Friday
Surf-forecast is providing a free, all-access pass to our premium features and 12-day forecasts all weekend.
Quiksilver Teams Up With PrimaLoft® For World’s First Thermal Layering System for a Wetsuit.
Previously used in our snow jackets for mountain conditions, PrimaLoft® technology is making its debut in the surf industry. The aim is to bring mountain-grade warmth to the waves.
Vancouver Island’s Day Of Days With Reed Platenius
Surf-Forecast recently helped the 21-year-old Canadian pro surfer and adventurer score some cold water perfection at home.
Read more
Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Centinela surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest