Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Centinela today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Centinela at 4PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Centinela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 685 | 658 | 676 | 500 | 573 | 581 | 581 | 565 | 432 | 725 | 404 | 504 | 498 | 643 | 897 | 783 | 724 | 606 | 528 | 528 | 528 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:56PM0.74m | 3:53AM1.11m | 3:49PM0.81m | 4:30AM1.13m | 4:35PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44AM0.33m | 9:07PM0.11m | 10:21AM0.26m | 9:55PM0.09m | 10:55AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 685 | 658 | 676 | 500 | 573 | 581 | 581 | 565 | 416 | 725 | 404 | 340 | 335 | 643 | 897 | 783 | 249 | 606 | 528 | 528 | 528 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 15 | SW 20 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 139 | 136 | 60 | 375 | 379 | 311 | 375 | 437 | 432 | 239 | 380 | 504 | 498 | 235 | 6 | 6 | 724 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 10 | NW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | NW 12 | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 229 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 117 | 4 | 83 | 58 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 5 | S 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 170 | 210 | 257 | 35 | 251 | 54 | 59 | 229 | 136 | 183 | 194 | 194 | 223 | 223 | 236 | — | 266 | 263 | 263 | 256 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 263 | 263 | 192 | 44 | 192 | 192 | 247 | 192 | 263 | 192 | 263 | 289 | 192 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 247 | 263 | 203 | 290 |
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