Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Herradura today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Herradura at 9PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Herradura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 726 | 726 | 573 | 549 | 465 | 398 | 392 | 386 | 342 | 336 | 336 | 282 | 277 | 230 | 199 | 190 | 216 | 216 | 216 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:16PM2.63m | 4:36AM2.80m | 4:54PM2.61m | 5:12AM2.81m | 5:33PM2.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22PM0.24m | 10:49AM0.25m | 10:57PM0.26m | 11:28AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 726 | 726 | 573 | 549 | 465 | 398 | 392 | 386 | 342 | 336 | 336 | 282 | 277 | 230 | 53 | 66 | 216 | 71 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 46 | 45 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 28 | 32 | 22 | 43 | 199 | 190 | 113 | 216 | 216 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 7 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 57 | 56 | 48 | 5 | 112 | 112 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 80 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 80 | 5 | 0 |
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