La Herradura Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.18° S 77.04° W

La Herradura 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Herradura sea temperature is
21.5° C
4.9° 

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


How big are the waves at La Herradura today (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Herradura at 3AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (14 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (14 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
769
861
734
765
909
991
886
875
842
871
836
757
668
668
659
659
573
464
451
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:17PM0.66m
7:00AM1.03m
7:08PM0.69m
7:37AM0.97m
8:00PM0.71m
Low Tide
00:10AM0.04m
1:30PM0.17m
00:57AM0.11m
2:06PM0.16m
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6:22
6:20
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6:02
6:02
6:02
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Temp °C
20
19
19
19
19
18
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
19
19
19
19
19
17
19
19
19
18
18
17
18
18
19
18
18
18
17
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