Alfonsina (Mar del Plata) surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 15 May 2026 -03
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Alfonsina (Mar del Plata) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Alfonsina (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
14.2° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Alfonsina (Mar del Plata) today?

The current surf forecast for Alfonsina (Mar del Plata) at 1AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (16 May)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (16 May)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

Table - waves today at Alfonsina (Mar del Plata). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.1
S
11
1.6
S
6
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.7
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
9
1.1
S
8
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.8
SSE
16
1.9
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
198
256
202
183
274
171
286
264
203
337
270
269
173
340
334
293
384
459
566
586
566
1664
1576
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
W
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:54PM1.42m
6:24AM1.40m
6:39PM1.57m
7:20AM1.35m
7:25PM1.71m
8:15AM1.29m
Low Tide
1:03AM0.52m
1:13PM0.62m
2:06AM0.38m
1:54PM0.67m
3:05AM0.26m
2:35PM0.71m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:45
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:46
5:45
3
Temp °C
14
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
9
8
8
11
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
12
14
11
8
7
6
7
5
3
3
4
5
6
4
2
2
5
7
8
7
6
6
5
5
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.1
NE
5
0.1
S
16
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
9
1.1
S
8
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.8
SSE
16
1.9
SSE
15
Energy kJ
194
198
256
202
183
1
5
86
86
238
270
269
173
340
334
293
384
459
566
586
566
1664
1576
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.7
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSW
10
0.1
S
21
0.4
SSE
19
0.9
SSE
18
1.6
SSE
15
Energy kJ
24
24
38
37
5
5
18
21
41
61
92
21
33
9
119
438
1200
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
5
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
WSW
8
1.1
S
11
1.6
S
6
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.7
S
8
1
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
9
1.8
SSW
10
2
SSW
10
Energy kJ
1
1
3
4
26
274
171
286
264
203
337
113
301
477
651
517
579
778
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
4
3
Distance (km)
6
6
6
1
0
113
178
120
120
120
0
0
0
0
3
178
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
3
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
3
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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