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La Herradura surfForecast / Lima / Peru
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at La Herradura today?
The current surf forecast for La Herradura at 7PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at La Herradura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | |
322 | 203 | 146 | 144 | 113 | 146 | 339 | 264 | 208 | 289 | 203 | 141 | 103 | 99 | 86 | 84 | 113 | 82 | 83 | 75 | 107 | 107 | 106 | 155 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 8:57AM1.01m | 8:33PM0.48m | 10:00AM0.98m | 10:00PM0.46m | 11:03AM0.94m | 11:37PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58PM0.29m | 2:24AM0.09m | 5:17PM0.28m | 3:30AM0.17m | 6:28PM0.25m | 4:50AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 | S 7 | SSW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 |
 kJ | 155 | 150 | 146 | 86 | 72 | 146 | 72 | 86 | 208 | 289 | 203 | 141 | 81 | 66 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 57 | 107 | 51 | 52 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 11 | SW 18 | S 11 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 322 | 203 | 121 | 144 | 67 | 64 | 339 | 264 | 61 | 50 | 86 | 100 | 103 | 99 | 86 | 83 | 113 | 57 | 83 | 75 | 59 | 107 | 71 | 155 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 85 | 83 | 47 | 113 | 51 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 92 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 56 | 82 | 82 | 59 | 51 | 50 | 106 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 7 | — | S 7 | — | — | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 100 | — | 74 | — | — | 86 | 68 | 68 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 51 | 51 | 49 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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