Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) at 3AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at La Popular (Mar-del-Plata). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 86 | 86 | 136 | 150 | 102 | 82 | 67 | 603 | 650 | 625 | 528 | 495 | 587 | 646 | 554 | 470 | 377 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:12AM1.15m | 2:30PM1.47m | 3:25AM1.06m | 3:33PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49PM0.50m | 8:09AM0.67m | 10:10PM0.43m | 8:36AM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 121 | 86 | 86 | 136 | 150 | 102 | 82 | 67 | 51 | 36 | 625 | 15 | 54 | 72 | 114 | 114 | 164 | 217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 47 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 36 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 4 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WNW 4 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 88 | 229 | 407 | 603 | 650 | 3 | 528 | 495 | 587 | 646 | 554 | 470 | 377 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 98 | 140 | 394 | 179 | 179 | 531 | 163 | 163 | 179 | 195 | 163 | 114 | 488 | 570 | 179 | 179 |
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