La Herradura surf break

La Herradura surfForecast / Lima / Peru

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 -05
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La Herradura surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Herradura sea temperature is
21.4° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at La Herradura today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Herradura at 11AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (27 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (27 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.3
SSW
17
2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
236
472
529
404
392
380
380
374
729
827
953
1045
1187
1121
1009
1487
1614
2096
1989
1911
1737
1516
1310
1222
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SW
5
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:57AM0.77m
3:06PM0.68m
4:34AM0.82m
3:40PM0.63m
5:07AM0.86m
4:14PM0.58m
Low Tide
9:48AM0.37m
9:39PM0.12m
10:38AM0.36m
10:05PM0.11m
11:23AM0.35m
10:32PM0.10m
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6:20
6:20
6:20
6:20
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5:49
5:49
5:49
5:49
Temp °C
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
20
20
21
19
19
18
19
19
20
20
21
20
20
19
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
Energy kJ
236
472
529
404
392
380
380
374
729
827
953
1045
1187
1121
867
1487
1614
2096
1989
1911
1737
1516
1310
1222
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.1
NW
11
0.7
S
6
0.1
NW
11
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.1
W
13
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
Energy kJ
139
5
34
5
46
35
96
121
3
51
68
73
75
395
1009
68
68
70
72
72
72
57
548
543
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
11
0.2
SSW
20
0.1
NW
11
0.1
W
13
0.1
NW
11
0.1
W
13
0.3
SW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.1
NW
13
0.1
S
26
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
24
0.3
SW
24
0.4
SW
24
0.4
SW
23
0.5
SW
22
0.6
SW
22
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
Energy kJ
17
4
5
8
5
39
5
3
5
3
60
37
7
13
26
25
22
87
141
140
237
372
57
43
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
Energy kJ
34
35
34
36
36
46
72
70
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Lima
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Peru
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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