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La Herradura surfForecast / Lima / Peru
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 21 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
20.8° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at La Herradura today?
The current surf forecast for La Herradura at 11PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
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 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
203 | 141 | 139 | 134 | 129 | 127 | 113 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 107 | 107 | 106 | 155 | 155 | 316 | 470 | 318 | 574 | 581 | 574 | 719 | 715 | 696 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:00PM0.46m | 11:03AM0.94m | 11:37PM0.48m | 12:04PM0.90m | 1:07AM0.54m | 12:59PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17PM0.28m | 3:30AM0.17m | 6:28PM0.25m | 4:50AM0.26m | 7:23PM0.21m | 6:18AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 54 | 141 | 64 | 51 | 86 | 83 | 49 | 82 | 83 | 58 | 82 | 51 | 71 | 60 | 155 | 316 | 470 | 318 | 574 | 581 | 574 | 134 | 715 | 696 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 10 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 203 | 100 | 139 | 134 | 84 | 84 | 113 | 82 | 82 | 75 | 107 | 107 | 106 | 155 | 50 | 49 | 30 | 43 | 30 | 27 | 17 | 719 | 138 | 142 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 15 | S 10 | W 15 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 86 | 9 | 92 | 87 | 129 | 127 | 56 | 66 | 65 | 82 | 51 | 50 | 52 | 50 | 106 | 30 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 66 | — | — | 49 | 49 | — | 64 | 64 | 64 | 49 | 60 | 58 | — | 62 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 76 | 98 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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