Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Centinela today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Centinela at 1AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Centinela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 231 | 184 | 214 | 214 | 217 | 217 | 210 | 207 | 207 | 203 | 200 | 197 | 193 | 239 | 236 | 234 | 227 | 206 | 199 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 |
High Tide | 10:09PM0.76m | 8:04AM0.59m | 11:50PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31PM0.29m | 4:32AM0.56m | 3:19PM0.34m | 4:54PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 231 | 184 | 214 | 214 | 217 | 217 | 210 | 207 | 207 | 203 | 200 | 197 | 193 | 98 | 180 | 174 | 171 | 145 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 8 | SW 21 | S 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 63 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 21 | 71 | 12 | 71 | 159 | 157 | 153 | 194 | 188 | 190 | 236 | 234 | 227 | 206 | 199 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 21 | S 8 | SW 21 | SW 18 | W 11 | NW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | SW 20 | W 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 68 | 12 | 71 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 239 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 129 | 38 | 73 | 85 | 95 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 95 | 102 | 109 | 95 | — | 81 | 84 | 101 | 94 | 95 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 289 | 289 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 192 | 263 | 263 | 192 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 203 | 263 | 263 | 44 | 44 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Ancash | |||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Peru | |||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
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