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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 05 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 2.8°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 12AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (06 May)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
1.2
ENE
5
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
0.9
SSE
11
1.2
E
7
1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1.7
SSW
7
1.8
S
8
1.9
S
8
2.3
S
9
2.3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
43
45
39
22
19
35
34
69
173
226
173
146
263
280
306
380
250
212
319
397
517
859
904
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
15
N
20
WNW
25
W
35
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:41PM1.55m
10:57AM1.05m
10:14PM1.55m
11:37AM1.00m
10:51PM1.54m
12:17PM0.97m
Low Tide
3:45PM0.82m
5:21AM0.41m
4:14PM0.84m
6:02AM0.42m
4:46PM0.85m
6:46AM0.45m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
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7:35
7:35
7:37
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5:57
5:55
5:54
5
7
8
4
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
16
15
16
16
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
14
14
12
13
11
11
12
9
10
12
16
15
12
10
10
9
8
9
10
9
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
Energy kJ
48
43
45
39
22
19
35
34
33
51
128
157
146
133
146
306
380
250
146
151
148
113
94
73
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
S
8
0.2
SSW
7
0.9
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
E
8
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
ESE
9
1.1
SSE
11
Energy kJ
44
27
26
15
15
14
13
12
25
12
5
173
117
263
280
136
150
126
193
196
180
180
94
280
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
S
8
0.2
SSW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SE
10
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.7
ESE
9
Energy kJ
30
27
25
10
9
9
12
12
12
5
2
87
46
63
33
33
19
5
82
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.7
E
4
1.2
ENE
5
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
0.3
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
SW
5
1
SW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
7
1.8
S
8
1.9
S
8
2.3
S
9
2.3
S
9
Energy kJ
1
1
2
7
15
69
173
226
1
10
25
66
145
212
319
397
517
859
904
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
4
2
2
Distance (km)
0
7
7
7
405
422
571
1164
373
865
865
1
1
3
143
143
143
182
533
3
182
1362
182
484
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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