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La Herradura

Lima, Lima - Chorrillos · Advanced Good
1.1m
6/10
7s 10 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 23/08/2026 18:00

Good
6/10

Waves

1.1m

10.6s period

Primary Swell

0.9m

7.1s S

Wind

10 km/h

Gusts 26 km/h SE

Secondary Swell

0.5m

14.9s SW

Temp.

21.0°C

🦺 Shorty 2mm

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Coastal fog possible

Sun & Moon

☀️
06:16
18:03
🌙
14:25
02:52
🌖 Waxing Gibbous

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 20:30 - 0.38m

Today's Tides

High Tide

03:18

0.93m

Low Tide

10:00

0.54m

High Tide

14:45

0.66m

Low Tide

20:30

0.38m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.1m-1.1m

7s

S S S
10 km/h
🌖

Tomorrow

1.1m-1.2m

7s

S S S
10 km/h
🌖

Tue

1.2m-1.3m

10s

SSW SSW SSW
9 km/h
🌖

Wed

1.2m-1.3m

12s

SW SW SW
9 km/h
🌖

Thu

1.1m-1.2m

13s

SW SW SW
8 km/h
🌕

Fri

1.2m-2.1m

12s

SW SW SW
9 km/h
🌕

Sat

1.9m-2.1m

11s

SW SW SW
10 km/h
🌕

Sun

1.8m-1.9m

10s

SW SW SW
12 km/h
🌕

Mon

1.9m-2.1m

6s

SSW S S
11 km/h
🌔

Tue

2.0m-2.1m

7s

SSW SW SW
8 km/h
🌔

Wed

0.0m-0.0m

9 km/h
🌔

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 03:18 (0.93m) 10:00 (0.54m) 14:45 (0.66m) 20:30 (0.38m)
Morning Already passed
Midday Already passed
Afternoon Good

1.1m - 1.1m

182° S
Period: 7s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 15s
⚡ 29 kJ
At night Good

1.1m - 1.1m

183° S
Period: 7s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 15s
⚡ 29 kJ
Tides: 03:50 (0.99m) 10:42 (0.49m) 15:10 (0.65m) 21:15 (0.31m)
Morning Good

1.1m - 1.1m

191° S
Period: 7s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 14s
⚡ 29 kJ
Midday Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

190° S
Period: 7s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 29 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.1m - 1.2m

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

1.1m - 1.2m

183° S
Period: 7s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 13s
⚡ 29 kJ
Tides: 04:22 (1.03m) 10:54 (0.48m) 15:54 (0.71m) 21:47 (0.32m)
Morning Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

202° SSW
Period: 10s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 16s
⚡ 83 kJ
Midday Poor

1.3m - 1.3m

199° SSW
Period: 9s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 15s
⚡ 67 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.3m - 1.3m

198° SSW
Period: 9s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 15s
⚡ 67 kJ
At night Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

203° SSW
Period: 11s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 16s
⚡ 100 kJ
Tides: 04:56 (1.10m) 11:21 (0.50m) 16:20 (0.77m) 22:15 (0.33m)
Morning Good

1.3m - 1.3m

198° SSW
Period: 12s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 13s
⚡ 119 kJ
Midday Good

1.3m - 1.3m

221° SW
Period: 15s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 12s
⚡ 187 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

220° SW
Period: 13s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 140 kJ
At night Good

1.3m - 1.3m

233° SW
Period: 12s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 14s
⚡ 119 kJ
Tides: 05:15 (1.13m) 11:50 (0.47m) 16:54 (0.80m) 22:47 (0.32m)
Morning Good

1.1m - 1.1m

223° SW
Period: 12s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 17s
⚡ 86 kJ
Midday Good

1.1m - 1.1m

224° SW
Period: 12s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 16s
⚡ 86 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.1m - 1.1m

227° SW
Period: 13s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 8s
⚡ 100 kJ
At night Good

1.2m - 1.2m

227° SW
Period: 13s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 119 kJ
Tides: 05:43 (1.11m) 12:20 (0.42m) 17:30 (0.79m) 23:23 (0.30m)
Morning Good

1.6m - 1.7m

224° SW
Period: 13s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 4s
⚡ 212 kJ
Midday Epic

1.8m - 1.9m

222° SW
Period: 12s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 14s
⚡ 229 kJ
Afternoon Fair

2.0m - 2.0m

223° SW
Period: 12s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 5s
⚡ 283 kJ
At night Good

1.7m - 2.1m

223° SW
Period: 12s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 4s
⚡ 204 kJ
Tides: 06:08 (1.08m) 12:39 (0.39m) 18:20 (0.84m)
Morning Good

2.0m - 2.1m

224° SW
Period: 11s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 4s
⚡ 238 kJ
Midday Fair

2.0m - 2.0m

224° SW
Period: 11s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 4s
⚡ 238 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.9m - 1.9m

224° SW
Period: 11s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 4s
⚡ 214 kJ
At night Good

2.0m - 2.1m

224° SW
Period: 11s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 4s
⚡ 238 kJ
Morning Good

1.8m - 1.8m

224° SW
Period: 10s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 5s
⚡ 159 kJ
Midday Fair

1.8m - 1.8m

225° SW
Period: 10s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 5s
⚡ 159 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.8m - 1.8m

225° SW
Period: 10s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 5s
⚡ 159 kJ
At night Good

1.8m - 1.9m

224° SW
Period: 10s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 5s
⚡ 159 kJ
Morning Good

2.1m - 2.1m

186° S
Period: 6s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.2m 11s
⚡ 78 kJ
Midday Fair

2.1m - 2.1m

185° S
Period: 6s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.3m 11s
⚡ 78 kJ
Afternoon Fair

2.1m - 2.1m

185° S
Period: 6s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.3m 11s
⚡ 78 kJ
At night Good

2.0m - 2.1m

186° S
Period: 6s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.2m 10s
⚡ 71 kJ
Morning Good

2.1m - 2.1m

182° S
Period: 6s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 10s
⚡ 78 kJ
Midday Fair

2.0m - 2.1m

182° S
Period: 6s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 10s
⚡ 71 kJ
Afternoon Poor

2.0m - 2.0m

184° S
Period: 6s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 10s
⚡ 71 kJ
At night Good

2.1m - 2.1m

213° SSW
Period: 9s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 11s
⚡ 175 kJ
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
6 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
14 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
15 km/h
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
8 km/h

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
Sun 23 Aug 18:00 1.1m 11s 0.9m / 7s S 10 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - 0.23 m/s 0.5 10+ km 0.48m
6
Sun 23 Aug 19:00 1.1m 11s 0.9m / 7s S 10 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.41m
6
Sun 23 Aug 20:00 1.1m 11s 0.9m / 7s S 9 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - - 0.0 8.2 km 0.38m
6
Sun 23 Aug 21:00 1.1m 11s 0.9m / 7s S 10 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - - 0.0 7.2 km 0.38m
4
Sun 23 Aug 22:00 1.1m 11s 0.9m / 7s S 10 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.43m
4
Sun 23 Aug 23:00 1.1m 11s 0.9m / 7s S 8 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - - 0.0 2.4 km 0.53m
6

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Photos of La Herradura

Herradura Earky

Julito

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 1.1m with a swell period of 7 seconds and SE (10 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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