La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 15 Jan 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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.8°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 6AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.3
NE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
E
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
0.9
S
0.7
SSE
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
NE
0.3
E
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)555666656666788885666677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5241281003827181139411956311839504933393628198917
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
10
NW
30
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
20
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
30
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
35
SSW
40
S
40
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:49AM
1.34
5:48PM
0.97
5:30AM
1.40
6:39PM
0.95
6:09AM
1.46
7:20PM
0.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:57PM
0.74
12:20PM
0.53
10:34PM
0.77
1:13PM
0.47
11:23PM
0.77
1:58PM
0.42
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise--5:43-------5:45-------5:46-----
Sunset------8:14-------8:14-------8:13-
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---1--1---------------33
Temp. °C201920242925191817171519201919181616162433231718
Feels °C (?)181819242821151213141216161313121010101828181010
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