Escollera Sur (Mar del Plata) Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.04° S 57.52° W

Escollera Sur (Mar del Plata) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Escollera Sur (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
10.1° C
1.7° 

Escollera Sur (Mar del Plata) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Escollera Sur (Mar del Plata) today (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Escollera Sur (Mar del Plata) at 2PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
90
68
65
64
62
69
199
94
135
160
171
189
160
157
160
132
132
104
104
106
89
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
15
W
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:11AM1.06m
9:16PM1.76m
9:57AM1.11m
10:07PM1.65m
10:44AM1.16m
Low Tide
4:16AM0.17m
3:28PM0.54m
4:58AM0.24m
4:21PM0.51m
5:37AM0.33m
5:13PM0.50m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:14
6:15
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
10
11
12
11
10
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
8
8
8
8
7
6
Feels °C
5
6
7
6
5
6
6
9
9
10
11
11
9
9
8
7
3
3
2
1
1
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