Playa Mariano (Mar del Plata) Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.09° S 57.54° W

Playa Mariano (Mar del Plata) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Mariano (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
10.2° C
1.9° 

Playa Mariano (Mar del Plata) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Playa Mariano (Mar del Plata) today (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Mariano (Mar del Plata) at 6AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (12 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
11
1.8
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.3
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
778
734
584
555
563
1195
919
375
510
411
403
551
619
607
923
984
785
668
564
410
342
288
240
197
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
NNE
0
SW
0
SSW
0
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:40AM0.98m
6:35PM1.81m
7:33AM1.00m
7:31PM1.84m
8:23AM1.02m
8:24PM1.82m
Low Tide
1:44AM0.19m
12:14PM0.70m
2:39AM0.14m
1:31PM0.65m
3:30AM0.14m
2:32PM0.59m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:37
7:37
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6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
3
4
5
5
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
4
4
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
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