Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Herradura today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for La Herradura at 8AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at La Herradura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 19 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 272 | 279 | 286 | 251 | 251 | 212 | 233 | 221 | 253 | 358 | 265 | 233 | 239 | 168 | 270 | 270 | 235 | 391 | 334 | 437 | 432 | 350 | 437 | 498 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:22AM0.92m | 6:50PM0.80m | 6:54AM0.84m | 7:33PM0.81m | 7:24AM0.75m | 8:17PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:01AM0.13m | 12:42PM0.12m | 00:46AM0.19m | 1:12PM0.12m | 1:31AM0.25m | 1:40PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 272 | 279 | 286 | 251 | 251 | 212 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 253 | 265 | 233 | 239 | 111 | 270 | 270 | 235 | 391 | 334 | 287 | 276 | 238 | 238 | 243 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 208 | 205 | 202 | 158 | 148 | 118 | 96 | 95 | 58 | 114 | 87 | 84 | 103 | 77 | 43 | 58 | 234 | 129 | 307 | 437 | 432 | 350 | 437 | 498 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 11 | SW 15 | W 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 44 | 26 | 43 | 60 | 96 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 57 | 28 | 43 | 79 | 79 | 109 | 126 | 42 | 78 | 2 | 41 | 74 | 35 | 34 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 233 | 221 | 253 | 358 | — | — | — | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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