Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Herradura today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Herradura at 4AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at La Herradura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
905 | 732 | 721 | 710 | 748 | 657 | 646 | 587 | 450 | 450 | 442 | 396 | 396 | 396 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 309 | 268 | 268 | 228 | 222 | 238 | 350 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:53AM0.87m | 7:16PM0.71m | 7:18AM0.82m | 8:00PM0.73m | 7:46AM0.75m | 8:50PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.19m | 1:19PM0.19m | 1:05AM0.24m | 1:45PM0.17m | 1:47AM0.30m | 2:14PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
905 | 732 | 721 | 710 | 748 | 657 | 646 | 587 | 450 | 450 | 442 | 396 | 396 | 396 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 124 | 131 | 131 | 134 | 131 | 108 | 106 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | S 6 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 81 | 57 | 51 | 51 | 92 | 120 | 309 | 268 | 268 | 228 | 190 | 187 | 177 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 20 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 19 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 83 | 114 | 157 | 199 | 222 | 132 | 222 | 238 | 350 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 21 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | 30 | 31 | 49 | 73 | — | 70 | 92 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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