Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Herradura today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for La Herradura at 3PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at La Herradura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 554 | 613 | 540 | 484 | 432 | 421 | 363 | 318 | 276 | 220 | 215 | 177 | 177 | 144 | 140 | 108 | 105 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 92 | 85 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:36AM0.50m | 1:39AM0.69m | 11:54AM0.45m | 2:51AM0.72m | 1:38PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03AM0.46m | 5:39PM0.26m | 9:09AM0.43m | 6:54PM0.26m | 10:07AM0.39m | 8:02PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 554 | 613 | 540 | 484 | 432 | 421 | 363 | 318 | 276 | 220 | 215 | 177 | 177 | 144 | 140 | 108 | 105 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 72 | 78 | 80 | 90 | 90 | 86 | 104 | 132 | 130 | 99 | 97 | 91 | 109 | 108 | 82 | 80 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | S 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 47 | — | 28 | 28 | 28 | — | 9 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 38 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 92 | 85 | 33 |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 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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