Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alfonsina (Mar del Plata) today (17 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Alfonsina (Mar del Plata) at 12AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Alfonsina (Mar del Plata). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
192 | 159 | 159 | 132 | 132 | 106 | 106 | 109 | 113 | 118 | 89 | 83 | 60 | 61 | 64 | 45 | 43 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:07PM1.65m | 10:44AM1.16m | 10:58PM1.51m | 11:30AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21PM0.51m | 5:37AM0.33m | 5:13PM0.50m | 6:13AM0.43m | 6:06PM0.51m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
192 | 159 | 159 | 132 | 132 | 106 | 106 | 109 | 113 | 118 | 89 | 83 | 51 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 60 | 61 | 64 | 45 | 43 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 7 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 48 | 40 | 28 | 22 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 178 | 120 | 1067 | 867 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
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