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Centinela

Lima, Huarmey - Huarmey · Intermediate Good
1.3m
6/10
12s 4 km/h
Centinela - surf spot in Lima

About Centinela

Quality point break on the Ancash coast. Left wave with good ride that works with south swell. Little-known spot with no crowds.

Characteristics

Level
Requires basic paddling and pop-up skills. Moderate power.
· 📅 April - October ·
Surface
Type of seabed where the waves break.
·
Direction
Direction the wave breaks as seen from the water.

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-11.0658°, -77.6367° Lima

Centinela — Lima

Current Conditions

Updated 09/07/2026 00:01

Good
6/10

Waves

1.3m

11.2s period

Primary Swell

1.0m

12.4s SSW

Wind

4 km/h

Gusts 17 km/h SE

Secondary Swell

0.9m

5.0s S

Temp.

20.6°C

🦺 Shorty 2mm

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Coastal fog possible

Sun & Moon

☀️
06:30
18:01
🌙
01:24
13:17
🌓 Last Quarter

Neap tides

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 05:30 - 0.62m

Best Time to Surf Today

07:00 - 10:00

🌊 1.3m 💨 4 km/h
Good 7/10 avg.

Today's Tides

High Tide

00:15

0.82m

Low Tide

05:30

0.62m

High Tide

11:10

0.88m

Low Tide

18:13

0.33m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.3m-1.4m

12s

SSW SSW SSW
10 km/h
🌓

Tomorrow

1.4m-1.5m

12s

SSW SSW SSW
11 km/h
🌒

Sat

1.3m-1.4m

11s

SSW SSW SSW
12 km/h
🌒

Sun

1.2m-1.3m

10s

SSW SSW SSW
11 km/h
🌒

Mon

1.1m-1.2m

9s

SSW SSW SSW
9 km/h
🌑

Tue

1.1m-1.3m

11s

SSW SSW SSW
7 km/h
🌑

Wed

1.2m-1.3m

10s

SW SW SW
11 km/h
🌑

Thu

1.2m-1.3m

11s

SW SW SW
11 km/h
🌑

Fri

1.2m-1.3m

10s

SSW SSW SSW
14 km/h
🌘

Sat

0.0m-0.0m

15 km/h
🌘

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 00:15 (0.82m) 05:30 (0.62m) 11:10 (0.88m) 18:13 (0.33m)
Morning Good

1.3m - 1.3m

212° SSW
Period: 12s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 13s
⚡ 119 kJ
Midday Fair

1.3m - 1.4m

211° SSW
Period: 13s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 13s
⚡ 140 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.4m - 1.4m

211° SSW
Period: 13s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 6s
⚡ 163 kJ
At night Good

1.3m - 1.4m

211° SSW
Period: 12s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 5s
⚡ 119 kJ
Tides: 01:30 (0.96m) 07:30 (0.66m) 12:18 (0.87m) 19:08 (0.29m)
Morning Good

1.4m - 1.4m

213° SSW
Period: 12s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 6s
⚡ 139 kJ
Midday Fair

1.4m - 1.4m

214° SW
Period: 12s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 6s
⚡ 139 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.5m - 1.5m

214° SW
Period: 12s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 5s
⚡ 159 kJ
At night Good

1.4m - 1.5m

214° SW
Period: 12s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 7s
⚡ 139 kJ
Tides: 02:30 (1.06m) 08:45 (0.62m) 13:20 (0.85m) 20:03 (0.23m)
Morning Epic

1.4m - 1.4m

214° SW
Period: 10s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 14s
⚡ 96 kJ
Midday Fair

1.4m - 1.4m

209° SSW
Period: 12s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 8s
⚡ 139 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.4m - 1.4m

207° SSW
Period: 12s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 5s
⚡ 139 kJ
At night Good

1.4m - 1.4m

213° SSW
Period: 11s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 10s
⚡ 116 kJ
Tides: 03:21 (1.15m) 09:50 (0.55m) 14:20 (0.82m) 20:57 (0.15m)
Morning Good

1.3m - 1.3m

205° SSW
Period: 11s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 6s
⚡ 100 kJ
Midday Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

202° SSW
Period: 10s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 11s
⚡ 71 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

201° SSW
Period: 10s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 14s
⚡ 71 kJ
At night Good

1.3m - 1.3m

206° SSW
Period: 10s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 9s
⚡ 83 kJ
Tides: 04:10 (1.21m) 10:40 (0.49m) 15:30 (0.81m) 21:46 (0.10m)
Morning Good

1.2m - 1.2m

199° SSW
Period: 9s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 14s
⚡ 57 kJ
Midday Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

197° SSW
Period: 8s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 14s
⚡ 38 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

197° SSW
Period: 10s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 15s
⚡ 59 kJ
At night Good

1.1m - 1.2m

200° SSW
Period: 10s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 14s
⚡ 59 kJ
Tides: 05:00 (1.25m) 11:30 (0.43m) 16:23 (0.82m)
Morning Epic

1.2m - 1.2m

202° SSW
Period: 12s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 14s
⚡ 102 kJ
Midday Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

224° SW
Period: 12s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 14s
⚡ 102 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.2m - 1.2m

225° SW
Period: 12s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 11s
⚡ 102 kJ
At night Epic

1.2m - 1.3m

199° SSW
Period: 10s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 13s
⚡ 71 kJ
Morning Good

1.3m - 1.3m

218° SW
Period: 10s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 9s
⚡ 83 kJ
Midday Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

222° SW
Period: 10s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 13s
⚡ 71 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

222° SW
Period: 10s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 11s
⚡ 71 kJ
At night Good

1.2m - 1.3m

216° SW
Period: 11s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 8s
⚡ 86 kJ
Morning Good

1.2m - 1.2m

206° SSW
Period: 11s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 10s
⚡ 86 kJ
Midday Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

205° SSW
Period: 12s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 10s
⚡ 119 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

210° SSW
Period: 11s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 15s
⚡ 100 kJ
At night Good

1.2m - 1.3m

214° SW
Period: 10s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 10s
⚡ 71 kJ
Morning Good

1.2m - 1.2m

209° SSW
Period: 10s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 13s
⚡ 71 kJ
Midday Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

209° SSW
Period: 9s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 12s
⚡ 57 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

210° SSW
Period: 9s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 12s
⚡ 57 kJ
At night Good

1.3m - 1.3m

209° SSW
Period: 10s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 11s
⚡ 83 kJ
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
9 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
21 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
22 km/h
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
15 km/h

Hourly Forecast

Showing 6 of 240 hours
Hour Waves Period Swell Dir. Wind Secondary Swell Tertiary Swell Current UV Vis. Tide Rating
Thu 09 Jul 00:00 1.3m 11s 1.0m / 12s SSW 9 km/h 0.8m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.82m
5
Thu 09 Jul 01:00 1.3m 11s 1.0m / 12s SSW 4 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.81m
6
Thu 09 Jul 02:00 1.3m 11s 1.0m / 12s SSW 4 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.78m
6
Thu 09 Jul 03:00 1.3m 11s 1.0m / 12s SSW 4 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.72m
6
Thu 09 Jul 04:00 1.3m 11s 1.0m / 12s SSW 3 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 0.0 4.2 km 0.66m
6
Thu 09 Jul 05:00 1.3m 11s 1.0m / 12s SSW 3 km/h 0.8m / 7s SSW - - 0.0 1.1 km 0.62m
6

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Surf information for Centinela

Centinela is a Intermediate level surf spot located in Huarmey, Lima, Perú. The bottom surface is arena y piedra. The best season to surf is April - October.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf

Access

auto

Condition Scoring

Rating Algorithm 1-10

Each forecast hour receives a score from 1 to 10, calculated by adding points for different factors:

Wave Height (0-4 pts)

< 0.5m = 0 pts | 0.5-1.0m = 1 pt | 1.0-1.5m = 2 pts | 1.5-2.5m = 3 pts | > 2.5m = 4 pts

Dominant Period (-1 to 3 pts)

Uses the dominant/peak period (wave_period). < 8s = -1 pt (wind swell, messy) | 8-10s = 0 pts | 10-12s = 1 pt | 12-16s = 2 pts | > 16s = 3 pts

Wind (-2 to +2 pts)

Glassy (< 5 km/h): +2. Light wind (5-10 km/h): +1. Moderate wind (10-20 km/h): offshore +1, onshore -1. Strong wind (> 20 km/h): onshore -2, offshore -1. Wind data covers the full 15-day forecast window.

Secondary Swell (-1 to +1 pt)

If a secondary swell with height ≥ 0.3m and long period (≥ 10s) exists, +1 point is added. If the period is short (< 10s) and direction differs > 45° from the primary swell, -1 point penalty for crossed seas. If directions are similar (≤ 45°), no penalty is applied.

Rating by score:

Flat (1) Poor (2-3) Fair (4-5) Good (6-7) Epic (8-10)
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