Local favourite beach · Lima, Peru
Centinela beach
Centinela beach is a beach in Lima, Peru.
Centinela beach: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Centinela beach
Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Centinela beach — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -11.06882, -77.60030. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Centinela beach
- Balcón de Huaura y museo de sitio · museum · Lima · ~0 km · Must-see
- Sacred City of Caral-Supe · fort · Lima · ~26 km · Must-see
- Penico · fort · Lima · ~30 km · Must-see
- Mazorca Island · river spot · ~48 km · Must-see
- Lachay National Reserve · sanctuary · Lima · ~54 km · Must-see
- Paramonga Fortess · fort · Lima · ~66 km · Must-see
- Sitio Arqueológico de Vichama · fort · Lima · ~8 km
- Akaray · fort · Lima · ~9 km
- Laguna La Encantada · lake · Lima · ~11 km
- Don Martín Islet · sanctuary · ~12 km
- Bandurria · fort · Lima · ~16 km
- Albúfera de Medio Mundo Regional Conservation Area · sanctuary · Lima · ~22 km
- Caral · beach · Lima · ~27 km
- Miraya · fort · Lima · ~27 km
- Lurihuasi · fort · Lima · ~27 km
- Aspero · fort · Lima · ~40 km
- Cape Salinas, Huampanú Island and Mazorca Island · sanctuary · ~42 km
- Cristo Redentor · fort · Lima · ~47 km
Other beaches & coast near Centinela beach
- Caral · beach · Lima · ~27 km
- Gran Almirante Grau · beach · Callao · ~146 km
- Colorado Beach · beach · Lima · ~5 km
- Playa Hornillos · beach · Lima · ~10 km
- Playa El Colorado · beach · Lima · ~11 km
- Playa Chica · beach · Lima · ~12 km
- Playa El Reloj · beach · Lima · ~13 km
- Playa El Paraíso · beach · Lima · ~20 km
- Playa Cocoy · beach · Lima · ~21 km
- Playa Puerto Viejo · beach · Lima · ~22 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Centinela beach?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Centinela beach?
Nearby: Balcón de Huaura y museo de sitio (museum, 0 km), Sacred City of Caral-Supe (fort, 26 km), Penico (fort, 30 km), Mazorca Island (river spot, 48 km), Lachay National Reserve (sanctuary, 54 km), Paramonga Fortess (fort, 66 km).