La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.01° S 57.54° W

La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) sea temperature is
10.1° C
1.7° 

La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) today (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) at 1AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
1.3
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
33
32
29
41
55
27
18
66
61
125
117
101
130
93
82
74
90
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:39PM1.51m
7:45AM0.93m
7:18PM1.55m
8:14AM0.92m
7:55PM1.58m
Low Tide
2:30AM0.41m
12:52PM0.75m
3:08AM0.39m
1:41PM0.71m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
8
10
12
10
10
10
9
9
8
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
7
7
7
6
7
5
8
10
8
8
8
6
6
5
5
3
3
2
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