La Popular (Mar-del-Plata) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 17 Apr 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
18.5° C
(Which is 3.2°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 8AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (17 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (17 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)788999999999999888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1721462012703644614093443443083081472622572122022021691571311311059489
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NW
15
WNW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:48AM
1.54
7:10PM
1.38
7:38AM
1.51
7:52PM
1.52
8:30AM
1.46
8:36PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:13AM
0.59
2:06PM
0.53
2:13AM
0.48
2:45PM
0.57
3:11AM
0.38
3:22PM
0.62
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---7:18-------7:18-------7:20----
Sunset------6:20-------6:19-------6:16-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818171819171716151515202119181818181716161514
Feels °C (?)181717161617151616151413192017161616151110111110
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