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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 02 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
16.8° 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 12PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (02 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (02 May)8ft (2.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Escollera Sur (Mar del Plata). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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)
0
0
0
0
0
2
!
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
3
SSW
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
3
SSW
10
2
S
10
2
S
11
2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2.2
SSE
14
2.3
SSE
14
2.2
SSE
14
2
SSE
14
1.9
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
574
955
1618
1520
1453
1254
1699
848
941
1314
1491
1690
2085
1883
1526
1384
989
703
549
425
319
247
242
194
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:02AM1.29m
8:06PM1.48m
8:48AM1.22m
8:38PM1.52m
9:32AM1.16m
9:10PM1.54m
Low Tide
2:41PM0.69m
3:29AM0.46m
3:02PM0.75m
4:07AM0.43m
3:22PM0.79m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:31
7:31
7:33
7:33
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6:00
6:00
5:59
5:58
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
13
13
12
10
9
9
8
10
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
15
18
17
15
15
15
2
2
2
3
4
6
3
3
4
2
3
5
5
3
3
3
4
5
9
13
14
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
13
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
2
S
11
2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2.2
SSE
14
2.3
SSE
14
2.2
SSE
14
2
SSE
14
1.9
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
Energy kJ
25
4
2
2
2
2
1026
848
941
1314
1491
1690
2085
1883
1526
1384
989
703
549
425
319
247
242
194
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
1.1
SSE
12
0.6
WSW
7
0.3
NNE
5
0.6
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.5
SW
7
Energy kJ
2
9
9
2
2
392
30
5
49
77
48
36
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.4
SE
13
Energy kJ
1
5
3
4
1
3
43
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
3
SSW
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
3
SSW
10
0.5
NW
3
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.3
N
6
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
574
955
1618
1520
1453
1254
1699
4
5
12
28
26
22
21
13
10
3
7
2
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
1083
1102
1205
1355
182
6
3
3
3
0
0
143
373
143
143
373
143
117
118
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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