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Centinela

Lima, Huarmey - Huarmey · Intermediate Good
1.2m
6/10
12s 6 km/h
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Centinela - surf spot in Lima
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About Centinela

Centinela is a quality point break located on the northern coast of Lima, one of those little-known waves that reward those who venture beyond the busier spots. Its wave is a left with a good ride that shapes up nicely when the south swell arrives, offering long walls to draw lines and enjoy calm sessions, almost always with few people in the water. The best season runs from April to October, in the middle of the southern hemisphere winter, when the most consistent swells arrive. Being away from the usual beach circuit south of Lima, Centinela keeps an uncrowded atmosphere that makes it especially attractive for intermediate surfers looking for quality and space. It is a good example of the wealth of waves the Peruvian coast offers beyond the famous names, a spot to discover with patience and enjoy when the conditions cooperate.

Characteristics

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

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-11.0658°, -77.6367° Lima
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Centinela — Lima

Current Conditions

Updated 16/09/2026 06:01

Good
6/10

Waves

1.2m

12.0s period

Primary Swell

1.0m

11.7s SW

Wind

6 km/h

Gusts 20 km/h S

Secondary Swell

0.6m

6.2s S

Temp.

20.0°C

🦺 Shorty 2mm

UV

3.5

Moderate

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Coastal fog possible

Sun & Moon

☀️
↑ 06:03
↓ 18:06
🌙
↑ 09:51
↓ 22:59
🌘 Waxing Crescent

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 13:40 - 0.39m

Best Time to Surf Today

08:00 - 11:00

🌊 1.2m 💨 7 km/h
Good 6/10 avg.

Today's Tides

Low Tide

02:00

0.55m

High Tide

07:18

0.79m

Low Tide

13:40

0.39m

High Tide

20:42

0.89m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.0m-1.2m

11s

SW SW SW
15 km/h
🌘

Tomorrow

1.0m-1.0m

11s

SW SW SW
16 km/h
🌗

Fri

1.0m-1.1m

11s

SW SW SW
18 km/h
🌗

Sat

1.0m-1.1m

10s

SW SW SW
14 km/h
🌗

Sun

1.0m-1.1m

9s

SW SW SW
17 km/h
🌗

Mon

1.0m-1.1m

10s

SW SW SW
13 km/h
🌖

Tue

1.0m-1.1m

9s

SSW SSW SSW
12 km/h
🌖

Wed

0.9m-1.1m

8s

SSW SSW SSW
12 km/h
🌖

Thu

0.8m-0.9m

10s

SW WSW WSW
15 km/h
🌖

Fri

0.0m-0.0m

15 km/h
🌕

Sat

0.0m-0.0m

11 km/h
🌕

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 02:00 (0.55m) 07:18 (0.79m) 13:40 (0.39m) 20:42 (0.89m)
Morning Good

1.1m - 1.2m

225° SW
Period: 12s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 6s
⚡ 86 kJ
Midday Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

225° SW
Period: 12s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 6s
⚡ 86 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

224° SW
Period: 11s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 6s
⚡ 72 kJ
At night Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

225° SW
Period: 11s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 6s
⚡ 59 kJ
Tides: 03:00 (0.61m) 07:30 (0.72m) 14:10 (0.42m) 21:30 (0.83m)
Morning Fair

1.0m - 1.0m

226° SW
Period: 11s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 8s
⚡ 59 kJ
Midday Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

227° SW
Period: 11s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 6s
⚡ 59 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

227° SW
Period: 11s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 6s
⚡ 59 kJ
At night Fair

1.0m - 1.0m

225° SW
Period: 11s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 6s
⚡ 59 kJ
Tides: 05:30 (0.64m) 08:30 (0.65m) 14:50 (0.45m)
Morning Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

229° SW
Period: 11s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 10s
⚡ 72 kJ
Midday Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

229° SW
Period: 11s
26 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 13s
⚡ 72 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

229° SW
Period: 11s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 12s
⚡ 72 kJ
At night Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

229° SW
Period: 11s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 10s
⚡ 72 kJ
Tides: 00:00 (0.84m) 16:30 (0.51m)
Morning Good

1.1m - 1.1m

226° SW
Period: 10s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 16s
⚡ 59 kJ
Midday Fair

1.0m - 1.0m

225° SW
Period: 10s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 16s
⚡ 49 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.0m - 1.0m

224° SW
Period: 10s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 16s
⚡ 49 kJ
At night Good

1.1m - 1.1m

227° SW
Period: 10s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 16s
⚡ 59 kJ
Tides: 01:30 (0.89m) 08:30 (0.61m) 11:30 (0.63m) 18:00 (0.49m)
Morning Fair

1.0m - 1.0m

221° SW
Period: 9s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 15s
⚡ 40 kJ
Midday Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

219° SW
Period: 9s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 15s
⚡ 40 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

218° SW
Period: 9s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 14s
⚡ 40 kJ
At night Fair

1.0m - 1.1m

222° SW
Period: 9s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 15s
⚡ 40 kJ
Tides: 02:10 (0.95m) 09:10 (0.59m) 13:30 (0.69m) 19:30 (0.48m)
Morning Good

1.0m - 1.0m

227° SW
Period: 12s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 71 kJ
Midday Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

196° SSW
Period: 9s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 40 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

189° S
Period: 6s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 13s
⚡ 21 kJ
At night Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

228° SW
Period: 10s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 59 kJ
Tides: 02:42 (1.02m) 09:30 (0.54m) 14:30 (0.72m) 20:06 (0.42m)
Morning Good

1.0m - 1.0m

189° S
Period: 8s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 31 kJ
Midday Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

223° SW
Period: 13s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 10s
⚡ 100 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

226° SW
Period: 11s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 72 kJ
At night Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

216° SW
Period: 8s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 13s
⚡ 38 kJ
Morning Good

1.0m - 1.1m

215° SW
Period: 8s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 31 kJ
Midday Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

214° SW
Period: 8s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 31 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

215° SW
Period: 8s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 31 kJ
At night Fair

1.0m - 1.1m

194° SSW
Period: 8s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 31 kJ
Morning Poor

0.8m - 0.9m

197° SSW
Period: 9s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 10s
⚡ 25 kJ
Midday Poor

0.9m - 0.9m

197° SSW
Period: 9s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 10s
⚡ 32 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.9m - 0.9m

198° SSW
Period: 9s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 32 kJ
At night Fair

0.9m - 0.9m

237° WSW
Period: 11s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 8s
⚡ 48 kJ
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
10 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
23 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
23 km/h
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
14 km/h
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
8 km/h
Midday
Afternoon
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
11 km/h

Hourly Forecast

Open-Meteo Copernicus
Showing 6 of 240 hours
Hour Waves Period Swell Dir. Wind Secondary Swell Tertiary Swell Current UV Vis. Tide Rating
Wed 16 Sep 08:00 1.2m 12s 1.0m / 12s SW 5 km/h 0.7m / 6s S - - 1.8 10+ km 0.78m
7
Wed 16 Sep 09:00 1.2m 12s 1.0m / 12s SW 6 km/h 0.6m / 6s S - - 3.5 10+ km 0.72m
6
Wed 16 Sep 10:00 1.1m 12s 1.0m / 12s SW 9 km/h 0.6m / 6s S - - 6.1 10+ km 0.64m
5
Wed 16 Sep 11:00 1.1m 12s 0.9m / 12s SW 18 km/h 0.6m / 6s S - - 8.0 10+ km 0.54m
3
Wed 16 Sep 12:00 1.1m 12s 0.9m / 12s SW 17 km/h 0.6m / 6s S - 0.22 m/s 9.0 10+ km 0.45m
3
Wed 16 Sep 13:00 1.1m 12s 0.9m / 12s SW 15 km/h 0.6m / 6s S - - 8.4 10+ km 0.40m
3

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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.

Today's conditions at Centinela

Right now, Centinela has waves of about 1.2m with a swell period of 12 seconds and S (6 km/h) wind. These conditions are updated every 3 hours with the latest forecast.

At Centinela you can practice surf. You can get there by car.

Water temperature and wetsuit

The water at Centinela is around 21 °C, so a 2/2 mm spring suit is recommended.

Frequently asked questions about surfing at Centinela

Is the wave at Centinela a left or a right?
The wave at Centinela breaks mainly to the left.
What level do you need to surf at Centinela?
Centinela is a spot recommended for intermediate surfers.
What is the best season to surf at Centinela?
The best season to surf at Centinela is April - October.
Where is Centinela located?
Centinela is located in Huarmey, Lima, Peru.
How do you get to Centinela?
You can reach Centinela by car.
What is the water temperature at Centinela?
The water is around 21 °C, so a 2/2 mm spring suit is recommended.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

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Access

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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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