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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Sunday 03 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
16.9° C
(Which is 3.0°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 12AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (04 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (04 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSE
14
2.2
SSE
14
2
SSE
14
1.8
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
8
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2027
1755
1461
1179
960
681
519
418
313
247
238
191
141
92
69
54
44
86
58
40
56
56
51
35
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
S
5
S
5
S
0
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:38PM1.52m
9:32AM1.16m
9:10PM1.54m
10:15AM1.10m
9:41PM1.55m
10:57AM1.05m
Low Tide
3:02PM0.75m
4:07AM0.43m
3:22PM0.79m
4:43AM0.41m
3:45PM0.82m
5:21AM0.41m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
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7:33
7:33
7:35
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6:00
5:59
5:58
5:57
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
11
15
19
18
15
15
15
15
15
18
19
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
4
4
3
3
3
3
8
14
15
11
11
11
11
11
14
16
15
15
15
16
15
14
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSE
14
2.2
SSE
14
2
SSE
14
1.8
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
8
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
Energy kJ
2027
1755
1461
1179
960
681
519
418
313
247
238
191
141
92
69
54
44
86
58
40
56
56
51
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.6
SW
7
0.1
NE
5
0.7
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
7
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
S
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
Energy kJ
1
5
33
1
57
53
51
44
71
59
46
29
30
27
27
17
9
3
13
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
NE
6
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.5
SW
7
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
3
1
1
18
42
23
71
21
46
44
26
10
6
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.8
N
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
N
6
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.5
E
3
0.7
E
4
Energy kJ
5
18
23
23
20
13
8
2
3
3
3
1
1
4
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
1
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
101
143
143
373
143
143
117
6
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
3
51
0
0
7
7
525
118
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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