La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) surf break

La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 01 May 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
16.8° C
(Which is 2.7°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 10PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)--
Afternoon (01 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (01 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
2
!
!
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.9
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
9
3
SSW
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
3
SSW
10
3
S
10
2.1
S
11
2
S
11
2
S
12
2
S
13
2.2
SSE
14
2.3
SSE
14
2.2
SSE
14
2.1
SSE
15
1.9
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
57
138
142
277
284
414
878
1618
1600
1580
2132
1872
992
976
1117
1316
1665
2137
1992
1877
1464
1049
713
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
W
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
High Tide
7:31PM1.42m
8:02AM1.29m
8:06PM1.48m
8:48AM1.22m
8:38PM1.52m
Low Tide
2:16PM0.62m
2:48AM0.51m
2:41PM0.69m
3:29AM0.46m
3:02PM0.75m
4:07AM0.43m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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7:31
7:33
7:33
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6:01
6:00
6:00
5:59
1
1
Temp °C
19
21
16
15
15
12
11
11
13
13
13
12
10
9
9
8
10
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
15
18
10
8
7
4
3
2
2
4
4
6
4
4
4
2
3
5
5
4
3
3
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
11
2.1
S
11
2
S
11
2
S
12
2
S
13
2.2
SSE
14
2.3
SSE
14
2.2
SSE
14
2.1
SSE
15
1.9
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
13
Energy kJ
57
57
5
3
11
16
5
4
2
2
2
1360
1165
992
976
1117
1316
1665
2137
1992
1877
1464
1049
713
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
SE
14
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SW
11
1.5
SSE
16
0.5
NE
6
0.4
SW
7
Energy kJ
3
4
13
12
3
1
7
9
9
2
2
2
847
677
1107
15
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
19
19
2
2
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.9
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
9
3
SSW
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
3
SSW
10
3
S
10
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
Energy kJ
6
1
138
142
277
284
414
878
1618
1600
1580
2132
1872
2
3
5
13
29
34
28
21
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
1
4
4
2
2
3
Distance (km)
4
0
114
488
488
816
1068
1100
1207
1352
179
179
1
0
0
2
98
140
369
140
140
369
394
140
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
3
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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