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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 06 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
16.4° 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 4AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (07 May)3ft (0.9m)12s

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 47mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
5
1.6
E
6
1.3
E
6
0.7
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1
ESE
10
1.5
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
1.3
S
8
1.5
S
11
1.2
SSE
12
3
SSW
11
4
S
13
6
S
14
6
S
14
6.5
S
16
5.5
S
16
5
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
175
128
117
147
331
319
296
311
254
225
259
392
402
239
524
363
2049
5886
13284
14218
21715
14420
13156
Wind (km/h)
35
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
NW
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
45
W
50
W
55
WNW
60
WNW
50
WSW
50
WSW
55
SW
60
SW
60
SW
60
SW
55
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:14PM1.55m
11:37AM1.00m
10:51PM1.54m
12:17PM0.97m
11:33PM1.53m
1:01PM0.94m
Low Tide
4:14PM0.84m
6:02AM0.42m
4:46PM0.85m
6:46AM0.45m
5:21PM0.85m
7:34AM0.48m
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:35
7:37
7:37
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5:55
5:54
5:53
12
13
6
1
2
1
1
5
3
4
5
3
2
1
Temp °C
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
16
15
14
14
13
12
12
10
9
8
11
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
12
15
16
13
13
11
11
9
8
10
7
4
3
-1
-3
-5
1
-1
-4
-4
-5
-5
-3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
1.1
E
6
1
ESE
6
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1.3
S
8
1.5
S
11
1.4
SSW
10
1
SE
12
0.4
ENE
10
4.5
S
14
4.5
S
15
5.5
S
16
Energy kJ
22
51
128
88
82
331
319
185
172
147
200
220
248
175
239
524
363
259
33
8620
9300
14146
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
S
8
0.2
SSW
7
0.7
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
E
7
1
E
8
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.8
ESE
10
1.2
SSE
12
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
25
12
5
117
147
74
115
296
311
254
225
217
214
140
139
120
359
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
8
0.2
SSW
7
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
SE
11
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
N
5
0.2
N
5
Energy kJ
12
5
60
87
44
38
81
62
90
32
22
22
180
180
12
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
5
1.6
E
6
1.3
E
6
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
1
SW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
1.1
W
4
1.2
W
5
1.3
W
5
3
SSW
11
4
S
13
6
S
14
6
S
14
6.5
S
16
5.5
S
16
5
SSE
16
Energy kJ
100
175
124
3
9
20
53
146
176
259
392
402
50
60
74
2049
5886
13284
14218
21715
14420
13156
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
525
1198
101
0
3
3
3
182
143
117
3
443
1112
1230
1367
1083
1083
1102
1102
1102
1112
1185
1164
1164
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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