
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alfonsina (Mar del Plata) today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Alfonsina (Mar del Plata) at 5PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Alfonsina (Mar del Plata). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 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) | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 90 | 104 | 212 | 245 | 269 | 220 | 262 | 126 | 89 | 84 | 99 | 99 | 108 | 122 | 104 | 85 | 71 | 52 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:35PM1.29m | 1:04AM1.26m | 1:30PM1.38m | 2:12AM1.15m | 2:30PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35PM0.54m | 7:43AM0.61m | 8:49PM0.50m | 8:09AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SW 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 10 |
9 | 1 | 46 | 44 | 10 | 5 | — | 141 | 126 | 89 | 84 | 99 | 99 | 108 | 122 | 104 | 85 | 71 | 52 | 419 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | NE 6 | — | — | SE 10 |
2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 32 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | N 4 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 23 | 43 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | W 4 | WSW 7 | SW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 |
49 | 90 | 104 | 212 | 245 | 269 | 220 | 262 | 182 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 93 | 287 | 661 | 573 | 856 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 522 | 1320 | 487 | 1238 | 1067 | 1181 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 139 | 392 | 16 | 113 | 444 | 530 | 162 | 0 |
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