Escollera Sur (Mar del Plata) surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 04 May 2026 -03
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Escollera Sur (Mar del Plata) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Escollera Sur (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Escollera Sur (Mar del Plata) at 9PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (04 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NE by Wed night).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
S
10
1.1
SW
9
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SE
10
0.6
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
9
0.4
SSW
8
1
ENE
5
1.6
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
7
0.9
SSE
11
1.2
E
8
1.1
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
519
404
313
247
231
184
141
94
176
47
48
38
58
40
34
54
21
42
148
289
319
209
160
270
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
5
E
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
45
NE
10
NE
20
W
25
WSW
25
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:32AM1.16m
9:10PM1.54m
10:15AM1.10m
9:41PM1.55m
10:57AM1.05m
10:14PM1.55m
Low Tide
3:22PM0.79m
4:43AM0.41m
3:45PM0.82m
5:21AM0.41m
4:14PM0.84m
6:02AM0.42m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
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7:33
7:35
7:35
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5:59
5:58
5:57
5:55
2
14
28
12
4
Temp °C
16
19
18
15
14
15
15
15
18
19
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
15
16
17
16
15
15
10
15
15
12
11
11
11
10
14
17
15
15
14
14
13
11
11
10
10
9
18
14
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
1.4
E
7
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
Energy kJ
519
404
313
247
231
184
141
94
94
47
31
38
58
40
34
54
21
20
15
98
158
209
160
157
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
7
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSW
9
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
8
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
11
Energy kJ
42
57
57
40
40
29
71
59
46
31
48
27
27
15
15
5
16
15
11
5
11
170
147
270
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
3
0.4
SE
13
0.5
SW
7
0.1
S
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSW
7
0.5
SSE
12
Energy kJ
1
3
6
1
42
25
2
8
45
44
27
25
10
9
4
13
12
25
5
87
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
3
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
SW
7
1.1
SW
9
0.1
NE
5
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.8
ENE
4
1
ENE
5
1.6
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
7
0.6
W
3
0.8
SW
4
Energy kJ
8
7
3
3
3
36
176
1
1
2
19
42
148
289
319
7
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
Distance (km)
3
3
0
0
0
3
0
3
0
3
3
3
0
0
118
118
525
1354
865
865
7
3
4
118
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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