La Herradura Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.18° S 77.04° W

La Herradura 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's La Herradura sea temperature is
21.4° C
4.7° 

La Herradura surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at La Herradura today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Herradura at 7PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (19 Aug)6ft (1.9m)9s

Table - waves today at La Herradura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
9
1.8
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
9
2
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
9
1.8
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
838
729
585
567
567
552
554
613
554
540
484
421
372
318
276
225
220
181
147
144
140
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:53AM0.58m
00:12AM0.68m
10:36AM0.50m
1:39AM0.69m
11:54AM0.45m
Low Tide
4:40PM0.24m
7:03AM0.46m
5:39PM0.26m
9:09AM0.43m
6:54PM0.26m
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clear
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part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
6:04
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
20
20
19
Feels °C
18
19
18
18
17
17
18
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
21
20
21
19
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