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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 06 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 2.7°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: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (06 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (06 May)5ft (1.6m)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 38mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, near gales from the SSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
S
8
1
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
6
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
2
S
8
1.8
S
8
2.4
S
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2
S
11
2.1
S
10
2.4
S
11
3.5
S
12
4.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
19
35
45
88
171
220
173
150
275
441
491
428
1271
1146
1520
1429
1548
1672
917
954
1392
3654
7333
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
35
E
40
ENE
30
NE
15
NNW
25
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
50
W
50
W
45
SW
50
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
10:57AM1.05m
10:14PM1.55m
11:37AM1.00m
10:51PM1.54m
12:17PM0.97m
11:33PM1.53m
Low Tide
5:21AM0.41m
4:14PM0.84m
6:02AM0.42m
4:46PM0.85m
6:46AM0.45m
5:21PM0.85m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:35
7:35
7:37
7:37
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5:57
5:55
5:54
5:53
2
6
8
8
1
1
1
1
5
3
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
15
15
17
17
16
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
13
10
10
11
9
12
10
10
12
9
8
13
16
13
9
11
11
8
7
8
9
8
7
7
6
0
-1
2
-2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
1.4
E
7
1.1
E
6
1.1
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
ESE
9
2.1
S
10
2.3
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2.1
S
11
2
S
11
2.1
S
10
2.4
S
11
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
12
Energy kJ
34
19
35
34
21
51
128
171
101
275
441
96
99
973
1146
1167
1046
954
1026
917
954
1392
35
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
S
8
0.1
SW
7
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
E
9
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
10
0.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
15
14
13
12
25
12
2
173
150
76
72
92
172
99
33
29
115
99
81
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
9
9
12
12
12
5
2
87
47
38
85
22
38
22
11
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
2
0.5
E
3
0.8
ENE
4
1
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
6
0.5
WNW
3
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
SW
5
2
S
8
1.8
S
8
2.4
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
1
WSW
4
1.1
W
4
1.1
W
4
3.5
S
12
4.5
S
13
Energy kJ
1
5
24
45
88
171
220
5
21
63
491
428
1271
1520
1429
1548
1672
40
50
48
3654
7333
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
422
478
573
1354
525
1198
572
0
3
143
166
166
117
182
182
3
3
1146
533
1102
1083
1102
1185
1185
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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