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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 07 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 2.9°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 7AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (07 May)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (07 May)7ft (2.1m)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 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
6
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
2.1
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
2.5
S
11
3.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
14
4.5
S
14
5
SSE
14
6
SSE
15
6
S
15
6
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
173
198
331
441
331
343
1194
776
565
565
521
447
517
486
1603
3537
6178
7651
8564
9803
16973
17410
14855
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
WNW
30
W
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
25
W
40
W
50
W
55
WSW
50
SW
50
SW
55
SW
55
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
35
WSW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
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
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:14PM1.55m
11:37AM1.00m
10:51PM1.54m
12:17PM0.97m
11:33PM1.53m
1:01PM0.94m
Low Tide
6:02AM0.42m
4:46PM0.85m
6:46AM0.45m
5:21PM0.85m
7:34AM0.48m
6:01PM0.85m
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:35
7:37
7:37
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5:55
5:54
5:53
9
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
10
12
11
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
10
14
15
12
10
10
10
9
10
6
4
4
1
7
3
-1
-2
0
-1
-3
-3
-3
-2
1
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1
ESE
10
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
2.5
S
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
5
SSE
16
5
SSE
16
4.5
SSE
15
Energy kJ
144
88
198
331
441
331
343
853
175
565
565
521
447
517
486
1603
32
24
23
40
12060
11319
9396
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
E
6
1
E
7
1
E
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
128
173
61
106
134
151
180
96
151
161
154
108
88
138
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
7
0.9
SE
6
0.5
SSE
12
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
5
52
87
66
41
51
47
32
23
24
31
21
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
6
0.3
WSW
2
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SSW
4
1
S
6
2.1
S
12
1.7
S
12
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.4
SW
5
1.4
SW
8
0.8
W
4
1.3
SW
9
0.4
NW
4
3.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
14
4.5
S
14
5
SSE
14
6
SSE
15
6
S
15
6
S
15
Energy kJ
167
1
16
35
32
62
1194
776
35
32
91
250
20
269
5
3537
6178
7651
8564
9803
16973
17410
14855
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
4
2
2
5
Distance (km)
567
1
117
182
182
182
118
3
166
443
1112
1102
1349
1102
1102
1102
587
1102
1185
1164
1209
1185
1185
182
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
2
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
5
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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