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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Saturday 09 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
15.4° C
(Which is 2.0°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 5PM is: 6.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 5.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)--
Afternoon (09 May)20ft (6.0m)16s
Evening (09 May)20ft (6.0m)16s

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 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon morning).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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)
0
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3
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSE
15
6
SSE
16
6
SSE
16
6
SSE
16
5.5
SSE
15
5.5
S
15
5
S
14
5
S
14
5
S
14
4.5
S
14
4.5
S
14
4
S
13
4
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
13
2
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10621
17321
16987
17417
15253
11720
10494
9884
10078
8751
6985
5859
5438
4728
2911
2571
2240
2052
1847
1581
1420
1227
905
749
Wind (km/h)
45
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:01PM0.94m
00:22AM1.51m
1:53PM0.94m
1:19AM1.50m
2:47PM0.97m
2:22AM1.48m
Low Tide
6:01PM0.85m
8:25AM0.51m
6:50PM0.84m
9:18AM0.52m
7:51PM0.82m
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:52
5:52
5:51
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
9
10
10
11
10
9
9
9
11
12
12
11
10
8
11
14
12
11
11
11
11
11
-1
0
-1
0
1
3
3
2
2
1
4
6
6
5
5
3
7
9
6
4
4
3
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSE
16
5
SSE
16
5
SSE
16
4.5
SSE
16
4.5
SSE
15
4
SSE
14
4
SSE
14
4
SSE
14
3.5
SSE
14
3.5
SSE
14
3.5
SSE
14
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
13
2
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
Energy kJ
11762
12073
11914
10599
8305
6967
6457
5956
5489
4908
4017
3468
3150
2911
2571
2240
2052
1847
1581
1420
1227
905
749
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
8
0.9
SW
8
Energy kJ
57
84
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSE
15
6
SSE
16
6
SSE
16
6
SSE
16
5.5
SSE
15
5.5
S
15
5
S
14
5
S
14
5
S
14
4.5
S
14
4.5
S
14
4
S
13
4
S
13
3.5
S
13
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.8
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
10621
17321
16987
17417
15253
11720
10494
9884
10078
8751
6985
5859
5438
4728
6
8
14
10
7
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
7
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
Distance (km)
1209
1164
575
575
182
575
1164
1205
182
182
182
182
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
143
143
397
6
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
7
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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