Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Paloma (Mar del Plata) today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for La Paloma (Mar del Plata) at 5AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at La Paloma (Mar del Plata). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 96 | 110 | 94 | 99 | 94 | 103 | 140 | 150 | 125 | 96 | 94 | 103 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 88 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:34PM1.56m | 9:27AM1.00m | 9:30PM1.52m | 10:17AM1.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11AM-0.01m | 3:44PM0.35m | 5:01AM0.03m | 4:43PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 110 | 94 | 99 | 94 | 103 | 140 | 150 | 125 | 96 | 94 | 103 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 88 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 4 | S 12 | SSW 5 | S 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 6 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 75 | 96 | 164 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 440 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 431 | 103 | 103 | 440 |
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