La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) surf break

La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 -03
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La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) sea temperature is
14.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) today?

The current surf forecast for La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) at 1AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (13 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (13 May)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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)
2
2
!
!
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3
!
!
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3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
12
2.4
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
SSW
11
2.4
S
12
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
1.9
S
11
2.3
SSW
11
2
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.6
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSW
10
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1215
1338
2586
3023
3227
1522
2567
1978
1984
1981
1504
843
1167
934
434
313
512
416
192
157
158
183
164
183
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:37PM1.04m
3:26AM1.47m
4:24PM1.14m
4:28AM1.46m
5:09PM1.27m
5:27AM1.44m
Low Tide
9:06PM0.79m
11:00AM0.54m
10:29PM0.73m
11:47AM0.56m
11:51PM0.64m
12:31PM0.58m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:49
5:49
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
9
8
11
12
12
10
11
11
11
10
12
13
13
11
11
10
9
9
12
14
5
3
4
4
4
1
4
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
8
9
10
7
8
7
6
7
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
12
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
Energy kJ
518
1800
1985
1763
1522
1348
1169
1130
1128
1049
843
661
507
434
313
244
221
192
148
158
183
164
183
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
18
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
12
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.5
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.7
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
Energy kJ
12
19
37
9
9
8
63
97
104
139
131
128
120
137
151
157
90
59
55
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.2
ESE
15
0.2
ESE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
10
21
20
8
8
8
18
18
18
18
18
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
12
2.4
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.3
SSW
11
2
S
11
1.6
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
10
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
1215
1338
2586
3023
3227
2567
1978
1984
1981
1504
1167
934
512
416
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
5
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
531
445
179
179
1
179
179
179
140
18
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
3
3
2
3
5
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
4
5
3
3
2
3
5
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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