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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
17.7° C
(Which is 3.5°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 3AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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)
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
9
2.3
SSW
9
2.5
SW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.9
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
10
3
S
10
3
S
11
3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
440
883
1254
335
262
212
168
139
139
108
106
80
78
57
57
57
138
192
438
647
1194
1683
2558
2533
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
W
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:17PM1.25m
6:25AM1.44m
6:55PM1.34m
7:15AM1.36m
7:31PM1.42m
8:02AM1.29m
Low Tide
1:09AM0.65m
1:44PM0.55m
2:02AM0.58m
2:16PM0.62m
2:48AM0.51m
2:41PM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
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7:30
7:31
7:31
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6:05
6:02
6:01
6:00
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
13
12
11
11
15
18
17
14
14
13
13
14
18
21
16
15
14
12
12
12
14
14
8
8
9
8
6
5
9
13
13
9
8
8
9
10
14
18
10
8
6
4
3
2
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
10
1.5
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.3
SE
12
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
102
383
416
335
262
212
168
139
139
108
106
80
78
57
57
57
5
3
5
22
4
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
7
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
6
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
NE
6
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
2
100
64
64
64
65
53
39
38
38
17
17
8
4
4
5
12
12
1
11
9
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
6
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
18
18
19
18
2
2
3
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
9
2.3
SSW
9
2.5
SW
10
0.4
NW
2
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
5
0.6
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.9
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
10
3
S
10
3
S
11
3
S
12
Energy kJ
440
883
1254
2
4
3
3
5
13
27
7
5
4
1
138
192
438
647
1194
1683
2558
2533
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
166
3
1
0
0
0
101
38
7
119
119
18
0
0
0
4
117
490
533
182
1070
1083
1205
1355
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
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