Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Herradura today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Herradura at 2AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at La Herradura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
842 | 871 | 836 | 746 | 668 | 668 | 659 | 659 | 573 | 464 | 451 | 503 | 553 | 618 | 618 | 503 | 302 | 480 | 666 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:08PM0.69m | 7:37AM0.97m | 8:00PM0.71m | 8:13AM0.88m | 8:53PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30PM0.17m | 00:57AM0.11m | 2:06PM0.16m | 1:45AM0.19m | 2:42PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
842 | 871 | 836 | 746 | 668 | 668 | 659 | 659 | 573 | 464 | 451 | 503 | 553 | 618 | 618 | 503 | 205 | 480 | 666 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 9 | S 6 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 |
— | — | 90 | 64 | 60 | 55 | 41 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 6 | 43 | 75 | 302 | 257 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | W 13 | — | W 13 | — | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 8 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | 13 | — | 6 | 5 | 171 | 6 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 9 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 |
196 | 186 | 183 | 34 | 34 | 127 | — | 43 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 41 | — | 43 | — | 33 | 32 | 31 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
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