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Centinela surfForecast / Ancash / Peru

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 -05
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Centinela surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Centinela sea temperature is
16.5° C
 (Which is 5.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Centinela today?

The current surf forecast for Centinela at 8PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

Table - waves today at Centinela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)12121212121212121111111111111111111181010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)210203203203172169139137104999696757575575755463535352526
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
S
0
WNW
5
SSE
0
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
15
SW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		oncross-
on		glasscrossglassglassglassononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:54AM
0.68
9:56PM
0.90
11:14AM
0.68
10:36PM
0.81
12:39PM
0.71
11:22PM
0.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:15PM
0.40
4:57AM
0.32
4:20PM
0.50
5:49AM
0.31
6:01PM
0.57
6:42AM
0.30
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------5:58-------6:00-------6:00
Sunset--6:39-------6:39-------6:39-----
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cloud
part cloud
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clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222221212221212122222222222222222222222222212121
Feels °C (?)242323232423232323222323232323232422222223222222
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