La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Wednesday 13 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
14.7° C
(Which is 1.6°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 9AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

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

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
3
!
!
!
!
4
3
3
4
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
2.1
S
11
1.9
S
11
2.3
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1.4
SSW
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2586
2904
3405
1522
2622
1815
1870
1816
1037
828
1174
989
375
319
254
356
196
148
158
194
186
208
212
194
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:26AM1.47m
4:24PM1.14m
4:28AM1.46m
5:09PM1.27m
5:27AM1.44m
5:54PM1.42m
Low Tide
9:06PM0.79m
11:00AM0.54m
10:29PM0.73m
11:47AM0.56m
11:51PM0.64m
12:31PM0.58m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<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
11
11
9
8
11
12
12
10
11
11
10
10
12
13
13
12
11
10
10
9
11
14
13
11
4
4
4
2
3
5
7
5
8
8
6
6
8
9
10
8
7
6
6
6
7
10
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
Energy kJ
1800
1985
1763
1522
1348
1172
1130
1107
1037
828
661
507
375
319
254
200
196
148
158
194
186
208
212
194
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
12
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
Energy kJ
19
37
8
8
106
96
82
139
157
128
125
151
148
125
90
64
46
43
34
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.2
ESE
15
0.1
SE
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
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
10
21
8
8
8
8
18
18
17
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
2.3
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
10
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
N
2
Energy kJ
2586
2904
3405
2622
1815
1870
1816
1174
989
356
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
4
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
179
179
1
1
179
179
1
2
0
0
1
0
52
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
6
4
2
2
5
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
6
4
2
2
5
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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