Escollera Sur (Mar del Plata) Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.04° S 57.52° W

Escollera Sur (Mar del Plata) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Escollera Sur (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
11.0°C
2.0° 

Escollera Sur (Mar del Plata) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Escollera Sur (Mar del Plata) today (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Escollera Sur (Mar del Plata) at 4AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (21 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (21 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.6
E
10
2.1
SW
8
2.5
SSW
9
3
SSW
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
11
3
S
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
84
86
106
140
116
65
520
1126
1505
1374
1442
1825
2056
2518
3403
3731
3366
Wind (km/h)
30
W
10
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
40
W
40
W
50
W
55
SW
55
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:01AM0.89m
2:51PM1.30m
4:54AM0.88m
3:53PM1.32m
Low Tide
9:24PM0.47m
7:50AM0.79m
10:32PM0.48m
8:48AM0.77m
mod rain
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:44
6:45
6:45
 mm
8
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
12
11
10
10
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
8
8
Feels °C
7
9
6
5
1
1
0
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
-1
-2
0
1
2
5
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