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 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) sea temperature is
10.3°C
1.9° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) at 2PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (22 Aug)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (22 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
!
2
2
2
2
2
2
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3
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
10
1.8
S
10
2
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
11
3
S
13
3
SSE
13
4
S
14
3.5
SSE
14
3
SSE
14
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1397
663
899
1066
1208
1328
1613
2640
3041
5765
4314
3493
2490
1946
1493
1211
1047
885
771
668
586
530
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:08AM1.00m
2:50PM1.31m
4:18AM0.95m
3:45PM1.33m
5:17AM0.92m
4:38PM1.36m
Low Tide
7:58AM0.75m
10:15PM0.52m
8:34AM0.78m
11:25PM0.50m
9:22AM0.79m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:20
6:21
 mm
1
Temp °C
4
5
9
11
8
8
6
6
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
Feels °C
-3
-3
0
2
0
1
-2
-2
-1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
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