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 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) sea temperature is
11.7°C
1.5° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) at 6PM is: 1.7m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)--
Afternoon (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (07 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Sat morning).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
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)
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.7
ESE
5
2.3
SE
6
2.5
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
88
165
412
664
770
969
1018
1055
1036
1009
967
989
884
864
846
812
749
749
658
Wind (km/h)
30
E
25
ESE
30
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:11PM1.57m
5:25AM0.98m
5:15PM1.56m
6:11AM1.05m
6:13PM1.53m
Low Tide
10:00AM0.73m
00:15AM0.24m
11:31AM0.67m
1:07AM0.26m
12:42PM0.58m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
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6:15
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6:13
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4
4
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Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
6
8
5
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
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