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 27 Apr 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
17.9° C
(Which is 3.5°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 5AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (27 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (27 Apr)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
!
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
8
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
1.9
S
10
2.1
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
11
2.2
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
1.6
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
866
2119
1892
1401
740
926
1192
1213
1065
966
821
752
627
524
462
361
286
235
231
173
122
98
461
771
Wind (km/h)
45
SW
50
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
40
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:26AM1.62m
4:49PM1.09m
4:31AM1.57m
5:35PM1.16m
5:31AM1.51m
6:17PM1.25m
Low Tide
9:18PM0.85m
11:25AM0.38m
10:50PM0.80m
12:20PM0.42m
00:06AM0.73m
1:06PM0.48m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:26
7:28
7:28
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6:07
6:06
6:05
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
10
10
9
9
9
12
15
15
12
12
12
14
14
18
18
15
13
2
3
5
7
9
7
7
5
5
4
4
4
6
8
10
7
6
5
7
5
10
11
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
11
2.2
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
1.4
SSW
10
Energy kJ
687
926
1192
1213
1065
966
821
752
627
524
462
361
286
235
231
173
122
98
80
365
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
11
1.1
S
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
9
1
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.6
SE
10
Energy kJ
516
240
301
216
173
106
70
76
48
29
29
18
18
11
3
2
5
2
64
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.2
S
8
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
1
4
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
8
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
9
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
3
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
1
W
4
1.4
SW
8
1.6
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
9
Energy kJ
866
2119
1892
1401
740
731
636
547
3
6
2
3
5
9
16
20
27
37
277
461
771
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
3
3
1
2
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1207
1334
1365
1365
1359
1228
568
179
179
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
140
394
394
395
486
569
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
8
7
7
9
7
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