Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Centinela today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Centinela at 4PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Centinela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 564 | 495 | 495 | 476 | 476 | 422 | 408 | 359 | 306 | 252 | 210 | 205 | 169 | 169 | 136 | 133 | 105 | 103 | 93 | 123 | 117 |
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-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:37AM0.65m | 00:39AM0.75m | 10:45AM0.59m | 2:05AM0.78m | 12:28PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46PM0.32m | 7:47AM0.57m | 6:10PM0.33m | 9:07AM0.52m | 7:29PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 564 | 495 | 495 | 476 | 476 | 422 | 408 | 359 | 306 | 252 | 210 | 205 | 169 | 169 | 136 | 133 | 105 | 103 | 82 | 80 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 60 | 66 | 127 | 89 | 118 | 136 | 171 | 167 | 128 | 125 | 114 | 140 | 108 | 106 | 82 | 77 | 73 | 52 | 51 | 69 | 117 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 42 | 39 | 60 | 60 | 96 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 123 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 203 | 263 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 31 | 263 | 263 | 203 | 44 | 44 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 263 | 263 | 203 | 44 |
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