Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Herradura today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Herradura at 2PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at La Herradura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 735 | 713 | 692 | 660 | 519 | 511 | 503 | 425 | 418 | 510 | 488 | 609 | 769 | 861 | 734 | 765 | 909 | 991 | 886 | 875 | 842 | 871 | 836 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:39AM1.06m | 5:25PM0.62m | 6:21AM1.06m | 6:17PM0.66m | 7:00AM1.03m | 7:08PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:13PM0.21m | 11:23PM0.00m | 12:52PM0.18m | 00:10AM0.04m | 1:30PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 735 | 713 | 692 | 660 | 519 | 511 | 503 | 425 | 418 | 397 | 319 | 307 | 769 | 861 | 734 | 765 | 909 | 991 | 886 | 875 | 842 | 871 | 836 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 67 | 151 | 143 | 236 | 361 | 510 | 488 | 609 | 297 | 291 | 291 | 286 | 233 | 229 | 208 | — | — | — | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 194 | 190 | 151 | 183 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
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