Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) at 11AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at La Popular (Mar-del-Plata). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 9 | E 10 | S 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 95 | 110 | 117 | 137 | 195 | 184 | 192 | 155 | 159 | 132 | 132 | 104 | 106 | 80 | 83 | 98 | 94 | 66 | 62 | 61 | 88 | 53 | 43 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:16PM1.76m | 9:57AM1.11m | 10:07PM1.65m | 10:44AM1.16m | 10:58PM1.51m | 11:30AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58AM0.24m | 4:21PM0.51m | 5:37AM0.33m | 5:13PM0.50m | 6:13AM0.43m | 6:06PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 43 | 110 | 117 | 137 | 195 | 184 | 192 | 155 | 159 | 132 | 132 | 104 | 106 | 80 | 83 | 98 | 94 | 66 | 62 | 58 | 41 | 53 | 43 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 28 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 44 | 43 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | E 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 95 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 43 | 48 | 50 | 53 | 46 | 52 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 62 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 2 | 119 | 118 | 148 | 816 | 867 | 0 |
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