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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 05 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 2.8°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 2PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (05 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
1.2
E
5
1.7
E
6
1.6
E
6
2
ENE
7
1
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
92
68
47
48
30
45
39
34
19
35
34
63
197
213
367
210
359
353
349
322
250
246
256
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
E
40
E
45
ENE
40
NE
10
N
15
NNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:15AM1.10m
9:41PM1.55m
10:57AM1.05m
10:14PM1.55m
11:37AM1.00m
10:51PM1.54m
Low Tide
4:43AM0.41m
3:45PM0.82m
5:21AM0.41m
4:14PM0.84m
6:02AM0.42m
4:46PM0.85m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:33
7:35
7:35
7:37
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5:58
5:57
5:55
5:54
4
6
8
5
2
Temp °C
15
15
18
19
18
17
16
16
16
15
16
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
11
11
15
16
17
16
14
15
13
11
12
10
9
9
10
17
15
13
12
12
10
9
10
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
1.4
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
ESE
9
1
SSE
12
Energy kJ
141
92
68
47
48
30
45
39
34
19
35
34
33
51
128
168
110
359
353
349
322
250
154
256
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
S
8
0.1
SW
7
0.9
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
1
E
7
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.8
SE
10
0.9
SSE
12
1
ESE
9
Energy kJ
71
59
57
45
44
27
26
15
15
14
13
12
25
12
2
176
210
100
113
120
133
117
246
154
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
7
0.2
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
S
8
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.5
SSE
12
0.8
E
8
0.5
SE
10
0.8
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
ENE
8
Energy kJ
25
8
29
30
27
25
9
9
9
12
12
12
5
5
89
84
50
84
29
45
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.6
SW
7
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ENE
2
0.5
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
4
1.2
E
5
1.7
E
6
1.6
E
6
2
ENE
7
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
Energy kJ
1
28
1
1
6
17
63
197
213
367
1
3
18
49
103
171
181
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
118
478
573
1354
525
1198
1198
0
0
1
117
3
166
182
182
166
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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