Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Herradura today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Herradura at 9AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at La Herradura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 553 | 618 | 618 | 562 | 302 | 480 | 907 | 535 | 535 | 472 | 726 | 277 | 236 | 416 | 726 | 505 | 671 | 781 | 1346 | 1413 | 1216 | 862 | 943 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:13AM0.88m | 8:53PM0.71m | 8:46AM0.78m | 9:50PM0.70m | 9:19AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45AM0.19m | 2:42PM0.17m | 2:36AM0.28m | 3:18PM0.19m | 3:34AM0.37m | 3:56PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 553 | 618 | 618 | 562 | 205 | 480 | 907 | 535 | 535 | 472 | 726 | 277 | 235 | 416 | 726 | 505 | 671 | 781 | 1346 | 1413 | 860 | 862 | 943 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 11 | 11 | 75 | 302 | 257 | 102 | 100 | 98 | 117 | 71 | 203 | 236 | 36 | 19 | 301 | 297 | 336 | — | — | 398 | 380 | 374 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 11 | 171 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 53 | 54 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | — | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 39 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1216 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 59 | 28 |
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