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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 01 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
16.9° 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 5AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (02 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (02 May)8ft (2.5m)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 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
9
3
SSW
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
11
3
S
10
2.1
S
11
2
S
11
2.1
S
13
2.1
S
13
2.2
SSE
14
2.3
SSE
14
2.2
SSE
14
2.1
SSE
14
1.9
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
169
302
310
471
878
1513
1600
1468
1386
1872
992
976
1423
1468
1833
2107
1910
1748
1423
1004
703
558
425
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:31PM1.42m
8:02AM1.29m
8:06PM1.48m
8:48AM1.22m
8:38PM1.52m
9:32AM1.16m
Low Tide
2:48AM0.51m
2:41PM0.69m
3:29AM0.46m
3:02PM0.75m
4:07AM0.43m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
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7:31
7:31
7:33
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6:01
6:00
6:00
5:59
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
12
11
12
13
13
13
12
10
9
9
8
10
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
15
18
10
7
6
4
3
1
2
3
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
8
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SE
13
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
2.3
S
11
2.1
S
11
2
S
11
2.1
S
13
2.1
S
13
2.2
SSE
14
2.3
SSE
14
2.2
SSE
14
2.1
SSE
14
1.9
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
5
3
3
16
15
4
26
2
2
2
1165
992
976
1423
1468
1833
2107
1910
1748
1423
1004
703
558
425
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
1.2
SSE
12
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.6
SW
7
Energy kJ
13
12
4
1
1
9
9
2
2
2
469
1
1
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
3
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
9
3
SSW
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
11
3
S
10
0.5
NW
3
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
4
1
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
101
169
302
310
471
878
1513
1600
1468
1386
1872
4
5
12
27
34
28
20
20
11
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
5
3
4
4
3
4
1
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
Distance (km)
117
490
490
1070
1083
1102
1205
1367
182
182
3
3
3
0
101
143
373
143
143
143
373
143
143
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
5
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
5
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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