Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Herradura today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Herradura at 3AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at La Herradura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 772 | 722 | 711 | 668 | 378 | 543 | 551 | 473 | 419 | 353 | 359 | 371 | 365 | 378 | 341 | 335 | 335 | 380 | 418 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:21PM0.59m | 8:15AM1.04m | 8:22PM0.60m | 8:58AM0.97m | 9:26PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10PM0.21m | 1:10AM0.04m | 2:57PM0.20m | 2:02AM0.13m | 3:43PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 772 | 722 | 711 | 668 | 378 | 543 | 551 | 473 | 419 | 353 | 359 | 371 | 365 | 378 | 341 | 335 | 335 | 380 | 418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SSW 16 | W 11 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | S 6 | W 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 | SW 16 | S 5 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 147 | 2 | 1 | 281 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 34 | 50 | 2 | 69 | 12 | 67 | 94 | 148 | 107 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | NW 11 | — | SW 21 | SW 20 | S 6 | W 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 10 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 17 | 5 | — | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 68 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 15 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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