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La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 12 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
19.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
1
S
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.9
ESE
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)888877677775777778887456
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6143947570781061571178366586363477747744373343595171
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNE
15
ENE
25
S
15
S
5
W
25
S
30
S
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
ENE
35
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrossglasscross-
off		crossoncross-
on		ononononcross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:33AM
1.16
2:40PM
1.19
3:21AM
1.22
3:46PM
1.09
4:06AM
1.28
4:50PM
1.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:41AM
0.67
9:02PM
0.62
9:58AM
0.64
9:28PM
0.69
11:15AM
0.60
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise--5:39-------5:41-------5:43-----
Sunset------8:15-------8:15-------8:14-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191718263532262120191921212120181819192225232322
Feels °C (?)141314223029251920211717191919181820202223191818
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