Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Herradura today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Herradura at 4AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at La Herradura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | 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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 609 | 769 | 1502 | 1611 | 1764 | 1932 | 1833 | 1638 | 1463 | 1443 | 1318 | 1280 | 1044 | 1029 | 1014 | 991 | 905 | 891 | 796 | 784 | 748 | 657 | 646 | 457 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:04AM0.91m | 5:59PM0.64m | 6:28AM0.90m | 6:37PM0.68m | 6:53AM0.87m | 7:16PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM0.14m | 12:32PM0.24m | 11:51PM0.16m | 12:55PM0.22m | 00:27AM0.19m | 1:19PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | 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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 609 | 769 | 1502 | 1611 | 1764 | 1932 | 1833 | 1638 | 1463 | 1443 | 1318 | 1280 | 1044 | 1029 | 1014 | 991 | 905 | 891 | 796 | 784 | 748 | 657 | 646 | 457 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 12 | S 5 | S 8 | S 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | S 5 | W 13 | S 6 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 142 | 134 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 20 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 |
| kJ | 90 | 63 | 60 | — | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | — | 22 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 30 | — | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
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