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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 07 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
16.4° C
(Which is 2.9°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 4PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (07 May)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the SW by Fri night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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)
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.8
SW
9
2.5
SSW
10
4
S
12
4.5
S
13
4.5
S
13
5
S
14
6.5
S
15
6.5
SSE
16
6.5
SSE
16
6
S
16
6
S
15
5.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
370
372
383
308
324
694
544
628
493
458
466
492
1300
4512
6219
6873
9311
18340
21814
20771
17883
15105
12364
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
W
45
W
40
W
45
W
55
SW
45
SW
50
SW
55
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:37AM1.00m
10:51PM1.54m
12:17PM0.97m
11:33PM1.53m
1:01PM0.94m
00:22AM1.51m
Low Tide
6:02AM0.42m
4:46PM0.85m
6:46AM0.45m
5:21PM0.85m
7:34AM0.48m
6:01PM0.85m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
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7:35
7:37
7:37
7:39
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5:55
5:54
5:53
5:52
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
12
10
10
9
10
10
10
9
8
9
9
10
9
10
11
10
14
12
11
11
11
10
8
6
4
0
1
0
1
-1
0
-1
-3
-2
-2
-2
-3
-1
2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
5
SSE
16
5.5
SSE
16
5
SSE
16
5
SSE
16
4.5
SSE
15
4
SSE
15
Energy kJ
198
370
372
222
212
324
694
544
628
493
458
466
411
288
17
23
23
39
12700
15056
14182
12237
10202
7532
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
6
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.2
SSE
11
1
SSE
12
1
S
6
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
11
0.3
ENE
8
1
SSW
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
61
111
134
383
308
76
106
177
187
12
161
13
14
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
12
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
1.1
SE
10
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.2
N
5
Energy kJ
87
66
51
226
51
125
32
69
39
26
22
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.8
WSW
4
1.4
SW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.6
SW
8
1
W
4
1.2
WSW
9
1.8
SW
9
2.5
SSW
10
4
S
12
4.5
S
13
4.5
S
13
5
S
14
6.5
S
15
6.5
SSE
16
6.5
SSE
16
6
S
16
6
S
15
5.5
S
14
Energy kJ
1
5
6
46
50
100
21
102
64
284
40
197
492
1300
4512
6219
6873
9311
18340
21814
20771
17883
15105
12364
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
3
118
182
101
3
1
182
575
1164
1102
1102
1102
1102
1102
1083
1102
1164
1164
1164
1112
1102
1112
1102
1329
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
5
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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