Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Centinela today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Centinela at 9PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Centinela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1055 | 1185 | 1138 | 924 | 911 | 746 | 746 | 736 | 736 | 696 | 579 | 570 | 562 | 628 | 628 | 767 | 570 | 437 | 386 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:17PM0.86m | 6:52AM1.12m | 7:06PM0.86m | 7:26AM1.04m | 7:56PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:19AM0.11m | 1:16PM0.20m | 1:02AM0.20m | 1:52PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1055 | 1185 | 1138 | 924 | 911 | 746 | 746 | 736 | 736 | 696 | 579 | 570 | 562 | 628 | 628 | 767 | 570 | 437 | 386 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | 96 | 94 | 68 | 65 | 63 | 164 | — | 38 | 35 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 74 | 6 | 6 | 85 | 264 | 314 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 12 | 6 | 29 | — | 50 | 40 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 290 | 325 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 210 | — | 188 | 74 | 61 | 64 | 83 | 85 | — | 62 | 62 | 75 | 80 | 89 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 263 | 289 | 44 | 192 | 44 | 44 | 192 | 263 | 192 | 289 | 44 | 192 | 44 | 44 | 192 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 290 |
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