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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 30 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
17.1° C
(Which is 3.0°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 9PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)--
Afternoon (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
1
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
9
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
11
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2
S
11
2
S
11
2
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
168
139
139
108
106
80
78
57
56
57
161
110
212
300
422
631
1493
1803
1498
1985
1568
900
976
1293
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WSW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
NW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:55PM1.34m
7:15AM1.36m
7:31PM1.42m
8:02AM1.29m
8:06PM1.48m
8:48AM1.22m
Low Tide
1:44PM0.55m
2:02AM0.58m
2:16PM0.62m
2:48AM0.51m
2:41PM0.69m
3:29AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:31
7:31
7:31
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6:02
6:01
6:00
6:00
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
18
17
15
13
13
13
14
19
20
16
15
14
12
10
11
12
13
13
12
11
9
9
8
8
12
13
10
7
7
7
9
15
16
9
8
7
5
3
1
2
3
4
4
6
4
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
10
2
S
11
2
S
11
2
S
13
Energy kJ
168
139
139
108
106
80
78
57
56
57
5
3
3
10
16
7
9
2
2
1271
1046
900
976
1293
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
1.1
SSE
13
1.8
SSW
10
Energy kJ
53
39
38
27
17
17
9
7
4
5
13
12
4
1
2
9
4
2
2
2
405
640
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
6
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
18
18
19
19
2
2
11
2
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.3
WNW
3
1
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
9
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
11
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
Energy kJ
4
5
3
4
13
33
11
8
6
2
161
110
212
300
422
631
1493
1803
1498
1985
1568
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
3
4
4
Distance (km)
405
38
7
7
422
119
415
143
143
6
441
490
490
1115
1070
1083
1205
1380
567
182
3
3
3
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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