Escollera Sur (Mar del Plata) Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.04° S 57.52° W

Escollera Sur (Mar del Plata) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Escollera Sur (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
9.7°C
1.4° 

Escollera Sur (Mar del Plata) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Escollera Sur (Mar del Plata) today (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Escollera Sur (Mar del Plata) at 12PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (26 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
13
1.7
SE
16
1.7
SE
14
1.7
SE
14
1.6
SE
14
1.4
SE
13
1.3
SE
13
1.3
SE
13
1.2
SE
13
1.1
SE
12
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
846
1366
1196
1163
951
711
618
552
473
341
287
236
167
161
97
96
73
79
79
60
60
59
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
15
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:40AM0.91m
6:12PM1.46m
7:08AM0.91m
6:52PM1.51m
7:34AM0.94m
7:30PM1.54m
Low Tide
11:32AM0.73m
1:56AM0.42m
12:32PM0.68m
2:35AM0.39m
1:25PM0.63m
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7:20
7:18
7:18
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6:22
6:23
6:24
 mm
2
5
Temp °C
7
8
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
12
15
16
12
12
11
11
10
11
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
1
2
4
6
5
8
8
8
8
10
12
12
8
8
8
8
7
9
10
11
11
12
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