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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 12 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
14.9° C
(Which is 1.7°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 4PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (12 May)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (12 May)8ft (2.4m)11s

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 Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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)
2
1
0
1
1
1
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1
4
3
3
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
2
S
12
2.4
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
1.7
S
11
2.2
SSW
10
1.4
S
11
1.8
SSW
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1297
900
934
960
1103
1338
2432
2729
3009
3055
2715
1981
2081
2330
2059
1775
651
1003
441
676
244
194
148
117
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
NW
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:37PM1.04m
3:26AM1.47m
4:24PM1.14m
4:28AM1.46m
5:09PM1.27m
Low Tide
10:10AM0.53m
9:06PM0.79m
11:00AM0.54m
10:29PM0.73m
11:47AM0.56m
11:51PM0.64m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:50
5:49
5:47
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
9
11
12
12
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
12
12
12
10
5
6
6
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
5
6
4
5
6
6
8
8
9
9
9
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
SSE
9
Energy kJ
1297
900
934
734
518
1549
1848
1794
1660
1351
1301
1280
1148
1046
850
651
505
441
361
244
194
148
108
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
18
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
S
10
Energy kJ
12
12
10
9
84
85
82
137
131
128
123
120
117
117
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.2
ESE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
Energy kJ
10
21
8
8
8
8
19
18
18
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
1.8
SSE
12
2
S
12
2.4
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
10
Energy kJ
171
60
960
1103
1338
2432
2729
3009
3055
2715
1981
2081
2330
2059
1775
1003
676
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
5
4
3
2
5
5
5
1
1
4
3
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
3
3
182
490
533
182
182
182
3
3
182
182
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
3
4
5
4
3
2
5
5
5
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
1
3
3
4
5
4
3
2
5
5
5
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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