Parque del Plata Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.78° S 55.74° W

Parque del Plata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Parque del Plata sea temperature is
11.4° C
0.8° 

Parque 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 Parque del Plata today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Parque del Plata at 11AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
E
10
1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
SE
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
7
0.5
E
3
0.5
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
71
43
61
83
123
114
97
93
93
81
61
42
36
28
21
12
16
5
9
6
11
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:04AM0.43m
5:53PM0.26m
6:58AM0.40m
6:47PM0.27m
7:54AM0.36m
7:38PM0.28m
Low Tide
11:11AM0.14m
10:59PM0.00m
12:02PM0.14m
00:01AM0.03m
12:53PM0.15m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:13
6:14
 mm
1
1
5
4
13
3
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
9
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
10
12
11
12
Feels °C
5
5
6
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
7
10
8
9
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