Maquinita Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.11° S 57.55° W

Maquinita 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Maquinita sea temperature is
11.5°C
1.1° 

Maquinita surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Maquinita today (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Maquinita at 4PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (08 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (08 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Maquinita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
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)
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.2
E
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.1
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
E
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
990
1196
1256
1208
1245
1211
1292
1187
1181
922
959
861
1026
898
959
979
979
1088
1111
1257
1156
1175
Wind (km/h)
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:25AM0.98m
5:15PM1.56m
6:11AM1.05m
6:13PM1.53m
6:55AM1.14m
7:06PM1.48m
Low Tide
11:31AM0.67m
1:07AM0.26m
12:42PM0.58m
1:53AM0.30m
1:42PM0.50m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:15
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6:13
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6:11
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7:00
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 mm
2
1
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1
2
1
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Temp °C
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
3
5
5
5
5
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