La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 16 Mar 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
20.7° C
(Which is 2.3°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 8PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)--
Afternoon (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.4
ENE
1.2
E
1.4
E
0.9
E
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.4
ENE
0.8
ESE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)101011111178812111112121212121111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)223394332459195223345264205418363322330274274274265256251202198210156167
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
25
ENE
35
NE
35
NNE
25
N
15
WSW
25
SW
20
WNW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:59PM
0.97
5:45AM
1.54
6:31PM
1.02
6:31AM
1.59
7:05PM
1.09
7:16AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:45PM
0.52
11:17PM
0.77
1:31PM
0.48
12:26AM
0.71
2:13PM
0.46
1:26AM
0.64
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise-------6:48-------6:50-------6:50
Sunset--7:07-------7:06-------7:05-----
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
112----153--------------
Temp. °C202121212223242119191918171716171818181818171618
Feels °C (?)202121191920222117171513141514151413131314141416
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