
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alfonsina (Mar del Plata) today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Alfonsina (Mar del Plata) at 8AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Alfonsina (Mar del Plata). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | 48 | 49 | 91 | 52 | 111 | 81 | 99 | 94 | 77 | 160 | 94 | 101 | 109 | 108 | 88 | 69 | 73 | 81 | 113 | 113 | 88 | 90 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:43AM1.02m | 8:35PM1.93m | 9:36AM1.02m | 9:30PM1.90m | 10:28AM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45AM0.09m | 2:31PM0.68m | 4:37AM0.09m | 3:30PM0.65m | 5:26AM0.14m | 4:27PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
48 | 48 | 49 | 54 | 52 | 62 | 25 | 24 | 94 | 77 | 97 | 94 | 101 | 109 | 108 | 88 | 69 | 73 | 81 | 113 | 113 | 88 | 90 | 94 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 11 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | — | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | — |
4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 7 | N 3 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 3 | N 3 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 91 | 1 | 111 | 81 | 99 | 3 | 1 | 160 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 37 | 46 | 62 | 64 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 120 | 120 | 410 | 410 | 401 | 475 | 120 |
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