Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Herradura today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Herradura at 6PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at La Herradura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1325 | 1448 | 1547 | 1294 | 1114 | 543 | 508 | 936 | 811 | 729 | 645 | 567 | 567 | 567 | 554 | 554 | 540 | 484 | 432 | 372 | 318 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:19AM0.67m | 10:54PM0.69m | 9:53AM0.58m | 00:12AM0.68m | 10:36AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.21m | 4:53AM0.44m | 4:40PM0.24m | 7:03AM0.46m | 5:39PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 1325 | 1448 | 1547 | 1294 | 1114 | 543 | 508 | 936 | 811 | 729 | 645 | 567 | 567 | 567 | 554 | 554 | 540 | 484 | 432 | 372 | 318 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 257 | 179 | 290 | 290 | 173 | 142 | 161 | 126 | 120 | 89 | 90 | 69 | 72 | 100 | 93 | 90 | 90 | 119 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | W 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | S 22 |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 31 | 49 | 42 | 67 | 67 | 113 | 77 | 75 | 47 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 44 | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 173 | 215 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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