Centinela 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 10.10° S 78.18° W

Issued: 12 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Centinela sea temperature is

20.6° C

Centinela surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Centinela today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Centinela at 7AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	13s
Evening (12 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tuesday 14
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 16	SSW 13	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	638	585	668	561	529	506	577	569	569	491	491	499	414	422	405	394	321	577	514	499	421	406	431	838
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	on	cross-on	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		3:27AM1.02m				2:38PM0.76m					4:20AM1.11m			3:39PM0.77m					5:11AM1.17m				4:36PM0.78m
Low Tide				9:46AM0.43m				9:16PM0.00m					10:42AM0.37m				10:09PM-0.04m				11:34AM0.33m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	19	21	21	20	19	19	18	18	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	20	21	21	19	19
Feels °C	18	18	19	20	21	21	20	19	19	18	18	20	19	20	19	19	19	19	19	20	21	21	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14
kJ	638	585	668	561	529	506	577	569	569	491	491	499	414	422	405	394	321	577	514	499	421	321	431	838
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSW 17	S 7	SSW 16	S 16	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 16	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 14	WSW 9
kJ	12	69	69	69	69	67	51	50	50	168	51	89	183	177	177	180	222	68	147	201	302	406	341	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 22	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	WSW 10	WSW 10	SSW 18	NW 14	S 17	S 9	S 9	SW 18	SW 18	S 8	SW 18	WNW 13	NW 13	NW 13	S 8	WSW 9	WSW 9	NW 12
kJ	18	12	12	26	27	23	10	10	62	7	146	14	14	51	51	61	108	17	7	7	28	7	8	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 7	—	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	—	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 3	S 8	S 8	—
kJ	65	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50	—	50	50	61	63	—	44	43	42	55	3	43	44	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	4	3
Distance (km)	44	44	41	203	240	203	44	44	44	44	44	192	203	203	44	44	44	44	44	192	203	203	44	44
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3				3	3	3	3	3				3	3	3	3	3				4	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	8	8	5	9	6	6	6	5	5

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