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 12PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| 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 Fri morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 378 | 543 | 551 | 473 | 419 | 353 | 359 | 371 | 365 | 378 | 341 | 335 | 335 | 380 | 418 | 403 | 366 | 373 | 746 | 723 | 694 | 655 | 594 |
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 | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:15AM1.04m | 8:22PM0.60m | 8:58AM0.97m | 9:26PM0.61m | 9:39AM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10AM0.04m | 2:57PM0.20m | 2:02AM0.13m | 3:43PM0.20m | 2:56AM0.24m | 4:29PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 378 | 543 | 551 | 473 | 419 | 353 | 359 | 371 | 365 | 378 | 341 | 335 | 335 | 380 | 418 | 403 | 366 | 373 | 746 | 723 | 694 | 655 | 594 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 20 | S 4 | W 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 | SW 16 | S 5 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 4 | WSW 16 | S 16 | W 22 | W 22 |
| kJ | 281 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 34 | 50 | 2 | 69 | 11 | 67 | 94 | 148 | 107 | 85 | 140 | 175 | 186 | 3 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 10 | SW 18 | — | S 5 | S 11 | WSW 16 | NW 10 | S 16 | W 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 68 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 12 | — | 8 | 63 | 26 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | S 4 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | — | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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