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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 13 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
14.8° C
(Which is 1.7°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 3PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (13 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (13 May)10ft (3.0m)11s

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 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
!
!
!
0
1
1
3
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
11
2.4
S
12
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
S
11
2.1
S
11
1.9
S
11
2.2
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.6
SSW
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3009
1522
2681
1941
1904
1763
1018
843
1122
564
434
319
490
190
151
148
172
208
180
212
212
198
210
218
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:26AM1.47m
4:24PM1.14m
4:28AM1.46m
5:09PM1.27m
5:27AM1.44m
5:54PM1.42m
Low Tide
11:00AM0.54m
10:29PM0.73m
11:47AM0.56m
11:51PM0.64m
12:31PM0.58m
1:03AM0.52m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:49
5:47
5:47
1
Temp °C
10
9
10
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
12
13
12
12
11
10
10
9
11
14
13
12
11
11
4
2
2
4
4
6
7
7
5
6
8
8
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
9
9
7
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.1
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
11
Energy kJ
1763
1522
1327
1151
1109
1188
1018
843
741
564
434
319
249
190
148
148
172
208
180
212
212
198
210
218
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
12
0.1
SE
15
0.5
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
Energy kJ
19
37
8
59
84
82
82
131
125
123
151
151
120
85
64
57
46
28
23
13
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.2
ESE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
10
21
8
8
8
8
19
18
18
17
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
S
11
2.2
S
11
1.6
SSW
10
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
N
2
0.4
N
3
0.5
NNW
3
Energy kJ
3009
2681
1941
1904
1763
1122
490
1
2
2
1
3
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
3
4
4
1
4
3
3
1
3
1
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
3
182
182
182
182
118
3
4
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
0
101
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
3
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
3
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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