Parque del Plata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.78° S 55.74° W

Issued: 2 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Parque del Plata sea temperature is

10.4° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Parque del Plata today (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Parque del Plata at 9AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Evening (17 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).
	Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 3	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 4	S 5	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	20	10	10	12	14	18	18	19	20	20	10	7	10	10	11	19	31	31	29	76	199	208	188	155
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	S	SSE	NW	N	NNW	NNE	SE	SE	ESE	SSE	WSW	SSW	S	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	on	off	off	off	cross-off	on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	on	on
High Tide							4:22PM0.21m				5:21AM0.48m				5:17PM0.23m					6:20AM0.47m				6:13PM0.25m
Low Tide					9:44AM0.10m				9:16PM-0.03m				10:46AM0.12m				10:17PM-0.03m				11:46AM0.13m


	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	1	3	2	1	—	—	3	1	2	4	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	21	20	23	26	25	22	21	18	16	19	18	22	20	13	13	15	15	14	11	10	10	11
Feels °C	17	17	17	15	18	23	23	20	21	20	15	19	16	22	20	10	11	15	16	14	6	4	4	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 8	SE 3	SE 4	SSE 4	E 10	SSW 4	S 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10
kJ	20	10	10	12	14	18	18	19	20	20	10	1	3	3	1	19	7	3	10	2	2	2	10	33
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	S 8	S 8	S 8	W 3	S 8	S 8	S 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 12	S 12	S 11	E 10	E 11	E 4	—	—	—
kJ	2	9	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	10	10	11	3	3	2	19	10	1	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	—	—	S 17	—	S 15	S 14	S 7	—	—	ESE 4	S 7	—	—	S 11	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	5	2	2	2	1	—	—	6	—	4	4	1	—	—	1	1	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NW 3	—	SE 3	SE 3	ESE 3	NNE 2	NNE 3	—	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 4	S 5	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7
kJ	12	12	12	12	13	19	8	2	—	1	2	7	2	2	—	11	31	31	29	76	199	208	188	155
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Las Botes North	El Barco South	El Barco South	La Posta South	Playa Grande North	San Clemente del Tuyu Buenos Aires	Punta Negra South	Punta Negra South	El Emir South	El Emir South	Bikini South	San Francisco South	El Emir South	La Olla South	El Emir South	La Escollera North	El Barco South	Atlantida Rio Grande Do Sul	Parque del Plata South	Corralito South	Laguna de Rocha North	Barre de Balizas North	Las Achiras North	Playa Varesse Buenos Aires
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	145	77	77	83	218	199	48	48	76	76	90	47	76	77	76	146	77	769	0	2	140	186	219	394
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - South		El Barco	Bikini	Bikini			Punta Negra	El Chorro	Zorba	El Chorro	El Chorro	El Chorro	Bikini	El Chorro	El Chorro		El Barco		Corralito	Corralito
Rating (10 max)		1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1		1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay	El Suicidio North	La Moza North	La Coronilla North	Playa Grande North	La Moza North	La Coronilla North	La Moza North	La Coronilla North	La Coronilla North	La Moza North	Barre de Balizas North	Los Pesqueros North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre de Balizas North	Barre del Chuy North	La Derecha North	Barre del Chuy North		Punta del Diablo North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	1		1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	6	4	5	6	7	6	6	9	9	8	9	8	5	5	7	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	5

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