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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
18.6° C
(Which is 4.0°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 5PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (24 Apr)1ft (0.3m)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 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, near gales from the W by Sun afternoon).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SW
7
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SW
7
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.5
S
10
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
2.1
SW
7
2.1
SW
9
2.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
12
4
S
13
4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
16
16
15
14
13
35
48
65
62
58
54
57
57
57
59
432
683
1310
2292
3953
5464
5690
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
W
10
S
15
S
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNW
25
NW
30
W
35
W
55
WSW
60
W
60
SW
55
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:33PM1.02m
1:05AM1.72m
2:49PM1.01m
2:15AM1.67m
3:55PM1.03m
3:26AM1.62m
Low Tide
6:39PM0.85m
9:13AM0.29m
7:48PM0.86m
10:22AM0.33m
9:18PM0.85m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:24
7:26
7:26
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6:10
6:09
6:07
6:07
1
1
3
5
3
9
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
20
19
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
13
12
13
11
11
8
12
11
11
12
12
13
16
17
15
16
14
11
8
9
9
9
10
11
9
7
7
4
0
-5
0
0
-1
0
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
18
18
16
16
10
13
10
19
48
65
62
42
37
28
57
57
59
4
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
Energy kJ
12
12
12
10
15
14
5
6
6
5
5
58
54
57
11
7
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
NE
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
12
5
5
5
5
5
1
4
6
2
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
N
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.6
W
3
0.9
W
4
2.1
SW
7
2.1
SW
9
2.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
12
4
S
13
4
S
13
Energy kJ
6
2
1
1
13
35
46
51
45
8
8
5
8
23
432
683
1310
2292
3953
5464
5690
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
Distance (km)
422
5
5
8
1112
533
490
567
1070
1070
1070
7
118
143
101
490
1323
1336
1377
1205
1367
1367
1205
1185
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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