- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
La Herradura surfForecast / Lima / Peru
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 12 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
19.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at La Herradura today?
The current surf forecast for La Herradura at 10AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 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 22°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
243 | 527 | 376 | 371 | 636 | 605 | 640 | 631 | 543 | 536 | 573 | 541 | 526 | 458 | 458 | 465 | 565 | 514 | 440 | 398 | 386 | 342 | 386 | 282 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:39AM0.56m | 1:59PM0.78m | 3:17AM0.66m | 2:37PM0.78m | 3:55AM0.77m | 3:17PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46AM0.38m | 9:01PM0.19m | 8:49AM0.37m | 9:25PM0.12m | 9:47AM0.34m | 9:55PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |
 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:51 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 186 | 527 | 148 | 148 | 636 | 605 | 640 | 631 | 543 | 536 | 573 | 541 | 526 | 458 | 458 | 465 | 565 | 514 | 440 | 398 | 386 | 342 | 386 | 282 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 9 | S 6 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 205 | 190 | 376 | 371 | 183 | 183 | 17 | 220 | 90 | 179 | 164 | 59 | 164 | 47 | 40 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 124 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | W 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 9 | NW 12 | S 9 | NW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | S 9 |
| kJ | 243 | 4 | 124 | 122 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 42 | 6 | 39 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 47 | 31 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 183 | — | 44 | 53 | — | 34 | 58 | — | 47 | — | 34 | — | — | — | 46 | 35 | 34 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Lima | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Peru | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our La Herradura surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest