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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 04 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
16.5° C
(Which is 2.7°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 1PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (04 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (04 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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 63mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
S
10
1.2
SW
9
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
9
0.4
SSW
8
1
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
5
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
7
2.3
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
960
681
540
404
313
247
238
184
144
94
225
48
48
81
54
41
34
54
21
45
126
171
232
543
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
45
ENE
10
WSW
15
SSE
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
9:32AM1.16m
9:10PM1.54m
10:15AM1.10m
9:41PM1.55m
10:57AM1.05m
10:14PM1.55m
Low Tide
4:07AM0.43m
3:22PM0.79m
4:43AM0.41m
3:45PM0.82m
5:21AM0.41m
4:14PM0.84m
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
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7:33
7:33
7:35
7:35
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5:59
5:58
5:57
5:55
8
21
29
5
Temp °C
12
12
16
19
18
15
15
16
16
16
18
19
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
16
16
16
3
5
10
15
15
12
11
12
12
13
16
18
15
14
14
13
13
11
11
10
9
9
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
Energy kJ
960
681
540
404
313
247
238
184
144
94
94
48
43
81
54
41
34
54
21
21
25
97
170
206
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.6
SW
7
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.6
SW
7
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
Energy kJ
1
9
42
55
61
51
51
28
42
59
46
47
48
27
26
15
15
5
16
15
24
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
N
3
0.4
SE
13
0.5
SE
12
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSW
8
Energy kJ
1
3
7
1
42
71
8
8
45
44
26
10
9
4
13
12
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.6
WNW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.2
N
5
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
SW
7
1.2
SW
9
0.4
NE
3
0.7
ENE
4
1
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
5
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
7
2.3
ESE
7
Energy kJ
19
13
8
5
2
2
1
3
35
225
2
11
45
126
171
232
543
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
Distance (km)
143
143
6
3
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
441
7
7
0
118
478
525
1354
1192
1185
0
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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