
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) at 5AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at La Popular (Mar-del-Plata). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
3287 | 2983 | 2510 | 2052 | 1556 | 1354 | 1269 | 1198 | 1077 | 904 | 816 | 711 | 671 | 525 | 437 | 331 | 230 | 175 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:53PM1.32m | 5:32AM0.88m | 4:48PM1.37m | 5:59AM0.90m | 5:36PM1.41m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36PM0.47m | 9:56AM0.74m | 00:28AM0.45m | 11:06AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 16 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
3287 | 2983 | 2510 | 2052 | 1556 | 1354 | 1269 | 1198 | 1077 | 904 | 816 | 711 | 671 | 525 | 437 | 331 | 230 | 175 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 4 | NE 6 |
19 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | E 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 |
— | — | — | 28 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 6 |
— | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 1 | 2 | 114 | 140 | 140 | 394 | 369 | 345 | 140 | 369 | 140 | 140 | 369 | 140 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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