Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Centinela today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Centinela at 3PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Centinela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1163 | 1234 | 875 | 817 | 860 | 415 | 721 | 474 | 442 | 553 | 564 | 484 | 484 | 476 | 476 | 422 | 364 | 306 | 264 | 258 | 215 | 205 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:00AM0.73m | 11:05PM0.75m | 9:37AM0.65m | 00:39AM0.75m | 10:45AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26AM0.50m | 3:47PM0.30m | 4:57AM0.57m | 4:46PM0.32m | 7:47AM0.57m | 6:10PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 286 | 176 | 191 | 138 | 126 | 415 | 104 | 474 | 442 | 553 | 564 | 484 | 484 | 476 | 476 | 422 | 364 | 306 | 264 | 258 | 215 | 205 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 31 | 49 | 171 | 58 | 66 | 122 | 52 | 120 | 117 | 74 | 60 | 66 | 127 | 89 | 151 | 136 | 171 | 167 | 127 | 125 | 114 | 140 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | W 16 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 15 | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 47 | 42 | — | 66 | 5 | 103 | 51 | 77 | 2 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 42 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1163 | 1234 | 875 | 817 | 860 | 264 | 721 | 331 | 199 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 289 | 192 | 192 | 263 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 41 | 203 | 240 | 192 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 41 | 263 | 240 | 44 | 44 |
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