Today's La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) sea temperature is 12.9 °C
(2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
| Mean: | 10.6 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 9.0 °C to 13.0 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics for 09 Jun (1981–2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit and neoprene boots.
The La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) water temperature is rather cold (12 °C). Although it will be cloudy today, air temperatures will be relatively mild, feeling like 10 °C, so feeling about the same in the water as out of it. A winter steamer or even a good quality spring wetsuit and neoprene boots should suffice. Wear a hood and gloves if you have not been surfing for a while.
 Map of current Argentina Surface Water Temperatures (based on measurements from oceanographic satellites) |  Map of current Argentina Sea Water Temperature Anomalies (compared with long term averages at this time of year) |
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Below is a graph of Historical Sea Surface Temperature for La Popular (Mar-del-Plata). This has been derived from analysis of two decades of oceanographic satellite measurements of nearby open water. We have calculated the average water temperature variation around the year as well as the extremes that have been observed on each date.
All of the graphs for the surf breaks presented on Surf-Forecast.com are on the same scale to enable comparison between locations around the world.
La Popular sea water temperatures peak in the range 17 to 22°C (63 to 72°F) on around the 29th of January and are at their minimum on about the 6th of August, in the range 6 to 11°C (43 to 52°F). The maximum La Popular sea water temperatures in late January require something like a 3/2mm fully sealed wetsuit. The minimum sea water temperatures at La Popular mean that you will need a flexible 6/5/4mm wetsuit or a well fitting 5/4mm wetsuit with gloves and 5mm neoprene booties and a hood to surf here in the first week of August.
Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) can vary by several degrees compared with these open water averages. This is especially true after heavy rain, close to river mouths or after long periods of strong offshore winds. Offshore winds cause colder deep water to replace surface water that has been warmed by the sun. Air temperature, wind-chill and sunshine should also be considered before deciding on the kind of wetsuit needed to stay warm when surfing at La Popular (Mar-del-Plata). Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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