Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) at 3PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at La Popular (Mar-del-Plata). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 106 | 106 | 109 | 116 | 89 | 85 | 86 | 89 | 65 | 68 | 47 | 50 | 42 | 37 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:44AM1.16m | 10:58PM1.51m | 11:30AM1.21m | 11:52PM1.35m | 12:17PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37AM0.33m | 5:13PM0.50m | 6:13AM0.43m | 6:06PM0.51m | 6:44AM0.54m | 7:01PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | S 7 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 132 | 106 | 106 | 109 | 116 | 89 | 85 | 49 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 37 | 37 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 81 | 62 | 65 | 68 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 27 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 35 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 39 | 39 | 28 | 86 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 816 | 119 | 1358 | 867 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
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