Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Mariano (Mar del Plata) today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Mariano (Mar del Plata) at 6PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Playa Mariano (Mar del Plata). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 7 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
98 | 98 | 96 | 69 | 66 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 52 | 43 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 87 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:30AM1.21m | 11:52PM1.35m | 12:17PM1.25m | 00:50AM1.21m | 1:06PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM0.51m | 6:44AM0.54m | 7:01PM0.52m | 7:10AM0.63m | 7:59PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
62 | 86 | 74 | 69 | 52 | 49 | 36 | 36 | 52 | 34 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NNE 3 | SE 8 | SW 5 | SE 7 | SE 12 |
98 | 98 | 96 | 69 | 66 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 8 | — | E 14 | SE 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 6 | — | N 3 | SE 12 | — |
26 | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | NNW 2 | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 5 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 87 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 427 | 2 | 486 | 1235 | 1359 | 1075 | 1107 |
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