Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) at 12AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at La Popular (Mar-del-Plata). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 305 | 305 | 263 | 292 | 220 | 212 | 170 | 167 | 138 | 115 | 113 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:29PM1.56m | 11:00AM1.12m | 11:14PM1.48m | 11:45AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42PM0.61m | 6:08AM0.43m | 5:33PM0.59m | 6:41AM0.48m | 6:31PM0.57m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 305 | 305 | 263 | 292 | 220 | 212 | 170 | 167 | 138 | 115 | 113 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | NE 4 | — | S 7 | S 11 | SW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | N 3 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 119 | 2 | 421 |
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