Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) at 6PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at La Popular (Mar-del-Plata). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1196 | 1163 | 951 | 711 | 690 | 552 | 473 | 392 | 287 | 278 | 167 | 161 | 97 | 96 | 73 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 59 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:12PM1.46m | 7:08AM0.91m | 6:52PM1.51m | 7:34AM0.94m | 7:30PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32AM0.73m | 1:56AM0.42m | 12:32PM0.68m | 2:35AM0.39m | 1:25PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1196 | 1163 | 951 | 711 | 690 | 552 | 473 | 392 | 287 | 278 | 167 | 161 | 97 | 96 | 73 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 59 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 41 | 30 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 45 | 73 | 55 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 50 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 345 | 118 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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