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: 8 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) sea temperature is
10.5°C
1.7° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) at 1PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (16 Sep)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
9
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
281
388
352
352
248
211
173
143
146
119
94
94
64
55
37
21
12
8
11
7
11
23
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
0
N
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:45AM1.32m
11:30PM1.17m
11:25AM1.33m
00:27AM1.06m
12:06PM1.33m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.56m
5:49PM0.40m
5:42AM0.64m
6:37PM0.41m
6:03AM0.71m
7:27PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:40
6:42
6:42
 mm
Temp °C
4
3
6
8
8
7
5
6
6
8
16
20
21
19
16
15
14
13
18
20
19
15
Feels °C
1
1
1
2
2
1
-1
-1
-1
2
13
18
19
17
14
13
11
10
15
16
16
11
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