Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) at 10AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at La Popular (Mar-del-Plata). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 60 | 156 | 66 | 68 | 47 | 50 | 43 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:58PM1.51m | 11:30AM1.21m | 11:52PM1.35m | 12:17PM1.25m | 00:50AM1.21m | 1:06PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13AM0.43m | 6:06PM0.51m | 6:44AM0.54m | 7:01PM0.52m | 7:10AM0.63m | 7:59PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 0 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 85 | 60 | 62 | 61 | 46 | 47 | 50 | 39 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 156 | 66 | 68 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | — | E 13 | SE 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 34 | 38 | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | 38 | 29 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 78 | 205 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 568 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 52 | 419 | 1352 | 1352 | 1368 | 1068 | 1068 |
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