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La Herradura

Lima, Lima - Chorrillos · Advanced Fair
1.7m
5/10
11s 15 km/h
La Herradura - surf spot in Lima

About La Herradura

La Herradura, in the district of Chorrillos, is one of the most iconic and historic lefts in Peruvian surfing, set in a horseshoe-shaped bay at the foot of the Morro Solar in Lima. It is a long, powerful, high-quality wave that only wakes up on large southwest swells; when size arrives, it offers fast walls and one of the best lefts in the capital, reserved for advanced surfers. On small days, the bay stays calm and becomes a peaceful beach surrounded by cliffs. The best season runs from April to September, in the middle of the southern hemisphere winter, when the most consistent swells arrive. Because of its history, La Herradura is a place full of meaning for Lima surfing: generations of surfers were forged here and it remains a reference point whenever there is a good swell. Its proximity to central Lima makes it very accessible despite its demanding character.

Characteristics

Level
Powerful waves or obstacles. Experience required.
· 📅 May - September ·
Surface
Type of seabed where the waves break.
·
Direction
Direction the wave breaks as seen from the water.

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-12.1769°, -77.0377° Lima

La Herradura — Lima

Current Conditions

Updated 15/08/2026 15:12

Fair
5/10

Waves

1.7m

10.4s period

Primary Swell

1.4m

11.4s SW

Wind

15 km/h

Gusts 37 km/h S

Secondary Swell

1.3m

11.6s SW

Temp.

21.7°C

🦺 Shorty 2mm

UV

0.4

Low

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Coastal fog possible

Sun & Moon

☀️
06:21
18:03
🌙
08:25
20:53
🌘 Waxing Crescent

Current

0.19 m/s

NW

Tide

Rising

High Tide 19:30 - 0.87m

Today's Tides

High Tide

07:10

1.12m

Low Tide

13:39

0.33m

High Tide

19:30

0.87m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.7m-1.8m

11s

SW SW SW
13 km/h
🌘

Tomorrow

1.6m-1.7m

11s

SW SW SW
11 km/h
🌘

Mon

1.5m-1.8m

10s

SW SW SW
11 km/h
🌘

Tue

1.8m-2.5m

9s

SW SW SW
15 km/h
🌘

Wed

2.2m-2.6m

8s

SW SSW SSW
10 km/h
🌗

Thu

2.0m-2.3m

7s

SSW S S
8 km/h
🌗

Fri

1.4m-2.0m

7s

S S S
7 km/h
🌗

Sat

1.1m-1.4m

6s

S S S
7 km/h
🌗

Sun

1.1m-1.2m

7s

S S S
9 km/h
🌖

Mon

1.1m-1.2m

7s

S S S
8 km/h
🌖

Tue

1.1m-1.1m

7s

S
7 km/h
🌖

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 07:10 (1.12m) 13:39 (0.33m) 19:30 (0.87m)
Morning Already passed
Midday Already passed
Afternoon Fair

1.7m - 1.7m

228° SW
Period: 11s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 8s
⚡ 172 kJ
At night Good

1.7m - 1.8m

226° SW
Period: 11s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 6s
⚡ 172 kJ
Tides: 01:21 (0.34m) 07:39 (1.01m) 14:20 (0.33m) 20:20 (0.84m)
Morning Good

1.6m - 1.7m

219° SW
Period: 10s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 12s
⚡ 126 kJ
Midday Fair

1.6m - 1.6m

227° SW
Period: 11s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 8s
⚡ 152 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.6m - 1.6m

231° SW
Period: 11s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 10s
⚡ 152 kJ
At night Good

1.7m - 1.7m

232° SW
Period: 11s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 9s
⚡ 172 kJ
Tides: 02:10 (0.41m) 08:20 (0.89m) 14:50 (0.34m) 21:18 (0.82m)
Morning Good

1.6m - 1.6m

223° SW
Period: 10s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 6s
⚡ 126 kJ
Midday Fair

1.5m - 1.6m

222° SW
Period: 10s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 6s
⚡ 110 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.6m - 1.7m

222° SW
Period: 10s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 7s
⚡ 126 kJ
At night Good

1.7m - 1.8m

223° SW
Period: 11s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 7s
⚡ 172 kJ
Tides: 03:00 (0.52m) 08:45 (0.81m) 15:18 (0.38m) 22:30 (0.81m)
Morning Good

2.1m - 2.2m

221° SW
Period: 9s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 11s
⚡ 175 kJ
Midday Poor

2.3m - 2.4m

223° SW
Period: 10s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 6s
⚡ 260 kJ
Afternoon Fair

2.4m - 2.4m

222° SW
Period: 10s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.2m 6s
⚡ 283 kJ
At night Epic

2.2m - 2.5m

221° SW
Period: 9s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 9s
⚡ 192 kJ
Tides: 04:30 (0.57m) 09:10 (0.69m) 16:10 (0.38m) 23:30 (0.77m)
Morning Good

2.5m - 2.5m

201° SSW
Period: 8s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 7s
⚡ 196 kJ
Midday Good

2.5m - 2.5m

203° SSW
Period: 7s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 9s
⚡ 150 kJ
Afternoon Fair

2.4m - 2.4m

197° SSW
Period: 8s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 181 kJ
At night Good

2.4m - 2.6m

192° SSW
Period: 8s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 9s
⚡ 181 kJ
Tides: 06:30 (0.54m) 10:00 (0.60m) 17:00 (0.37m)
Morning Good

2.2m - 2.3m

189° S
Period: 7s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 14s
⚡ 116 kJ
Midday Good

2.2m - 2.2m

189° S
Period: 7s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 14s
⚡ 116 kJ
Afternoon Fair

2.1m - 2.2m

191° S
Period: 7s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 13s
⚡ 106 kJ
At night Good

2.1m - 2.2m

191° S
Period: 7s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 13s
⚡ 106 kJ
Tides: 01:30 (0.78m) 08:10 (0.55m) 11:30 (0.58m) 18:10 (0.39m)
Morning Good

1.7m - 1.9m

185° S
Period: 7s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 12s
⚡ 70 kJ
Midday Good

1.6m - 1.7m

185° S
Period: 7s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 12s
⚡ 62 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.6m - 1.6m

185° S
Period: 7s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 12s
⚡ 62 kJ
At night Good

1.7m - 2.0m

184° S
Period: 7s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 12s
⚡ 70 kJ
Morning Good

1.2m - 1.3m

183° S
Period: 6s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 25 kJ
Midday Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

182° S
Period: 6s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 25 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

182° S
Period: 6s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 10s
⚡ 25 kJ
At night Good

1.2m - 1.4m

184° S
Period: 6s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 25 kJ
Morning Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

180° S
Period: 7s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 10s
⚡ 35 kJ
Midday Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

180° S
Period: 7s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 10s
⚡ 35 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

181° S
Period: 7s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 9s
⚡ 35 kJ
At night Good

1.2m - 1.2m

181° S
Period: 7s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 10s
⚡ 35 kJ
Morning Good

1.1m - 1.1m

178° S
Period: 6s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 13s
⚡ 21 kJ
Midday Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

178° S
Period: 7s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 13s
⚡ 29 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

179° S
Period: 7s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 13s
⚡ 29 kJ
At night Good

1.1m - 1.2m

179° S
Period: 7s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 29 kJ
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
6 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
12 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
13 km/h
At night Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

185° S
Period: 7s
5 km/h
⚡ 29 kJ

Hourly Forecast

Open-Meteo Copernicus
Showing 6 of 240 hours
Hour Waves Period Swell Dir. Wind Secondary Swell Tertiary Swell Current UV Vis. Tide Rating
Sat 15 Aug 17:00 1.7m 10s 1.3m / 11s SW 16 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 1.9 9.5 km 0.67m
4
Sat 15 Aug 18:00 1.7m 10s 1.4m / 11s SW 15 km/h 1.3m / 12s SW - 0.19 m/s 0.4 10+ km 0.80m
5
Sat 15 Aug 19:00 1.7m 10s 1.4m / 11s SW 16 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.86m
4
Sat 15 Aug 20:00 1.7m 10s 1.4m / 11s SW 14 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.86m
4
Sat 15 Aug 21:00 1.8m 10s 1.4m / 11s SW 12 km/h 1.4m / 11s SW - - 0.0 9.5 km 0.79m
5
Sat 15 Aug 22:00 1.8m 10s 1.4m / 11s SW 9 km/h 1.0m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.67m
6

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Photos of La Herradura

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Herradura Earky

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Surf information for La Herradura

La Herradura is a Advanced level surf spot located in Lima, Lima, Perú. The bottom surface is arena y roca. The best season to surf is May - September.

Today's conditions at La Herradura

Right now, La Herradura has waves of about 1.7m with a swell period of 11 seconds and S (15 km/h) wind. These conditions are updated every 3 hours with the latest forecast.

At La Herradura you can practice surf and bodyboard. The area offers parking and restaurants. You can get there by car or public transport.

Water temperature and wetsuit

The water at La Herradura is around 21 °C, so a 2/2 mm spring suit is recommended.

Frequently asked questions about surfing at La Herradura

Is the wave at La Herradura a left or a right?
The wave at La Herradura breaks mainly to the left.
What level do you need to surf at La Herradura?
La Herradura is a spot recommended for advanced surfers.
What is the best season to surf at La Herradura?
The best season to surf at La Herradura is May - September.
Where is La Herradura located?
La Herradura is located in Chorrillos, Lima, Peru.
How do you get to La Herradura?
You can reach La Herradura by car or public transport.
What is the water temperature at La Herradura?
The water is around 21 °C, so a 2/2 mm spring suit is recommended.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf bodyboard

Services

estacionamiento restaurantes

Access

auto transporte_publico

Condition Scoring

Rating Algorithm 1-10

Each forecast hour receives a score from 1 to 10, calculated by adding points for different factors:

Wave Height (0-4 pts)

< 0.5m = 0 pts | 0.5-1.0m = 1 pt | 1.0-1.5m = 2 pts | 1.5-2.5m = 3 pts | > 2.5m = 4 pts

Dominant Period (-1 to 3 pts)

Uses the dominant/peak period (wave_period). < 8s = -1 pt (wind swell, messy) | 8-10s = 0 pts | 10-12s = 1 pt | 12-16s = 2 pts | > 16s = 3 pts

Wind (-2 to +2 pts)

Glassy (< 5 km/h): +2. Light wind (5-10 km/h): +1. Moderate wind (10-20 km/h): offshore +1, onshore -1. Strong wind (> 20 km/h): onshore -2, offshore -1. Wind data covers the full 15-day forecast window.

Secondary Swell (-1 to +1 pt)

If a secondary swell with height ≥ 0.3m and long period (≥ 10s) exists, +1 point is added. If the period is short (< 10s) and direction differs > 45° from the primary swell, -1 point penalty for crossed seas. If directions are similar (≤ 45°), no penalty is applied.

Rating by score:

Flat (1) Poor (2-3) Fair (4-5) Good (6-7) Epic (8-10)
View full methodology
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