Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) at 4AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at La Popular (Mar-del-Plata). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed night, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 40 | 39 | 28 | 64 | 28 | 60 | 96 | 167 | 45 | 255 | 319 | 262 | 211 | 161 | 128 | 111 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:05AM1.38m | 12:35PM1.29m | 1:04AM1.26m | 1:30PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM0.57m | 7:13AM0.55m | 7:35PM0.54m | 7:43AM0.61m | 8:49PM0.50m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 52 | 40 | 39 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 45 | 35 | 18 | 11 | 211 | 161 | 128 | 111 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 9 | — | 6 | 3 | 11 | 5 | — | 12 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | NW 2 | NW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 64 | 28 | 60 | 96 | 167 | 205 | 255 | 319 | 262 | 175 | 132 | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 445 | 445 | 531 | 523 | 867 | 531 | 1110 | 1182 | 345 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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