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: 2 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) sea temperature is
9.8° C
1.2° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) at 10AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
NE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
1.4
SE
5
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
146
199
94
105
116
122
99
94
73
88
118
117
88
88
90
72
98
73
94
92
87
81
78
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
10
SSW
20
SW
15
S
15
SW
25
SSW
15
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:36AM1.02m
9:30PM1.90m
10:28AM1.03m
10:24PM1.81m
11:21AM1.06m
Low Tide
4:37AM0.09m
3:30PM0.65m
5:26AM0.14m
4:27PM0.63m
6:13AM0.21m
5:23PM0.62m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
1
8
1
2
2
2
2
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
16
16
14
13
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
11
12
13
15
16
16
12
11
8
5
7
5
5
5
3
3
1
2
2
4
2
3
4
5
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