Parque del Plata surf break

Parque del Plata surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 -03
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Parque del Plata surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Parque del Plata sea temperature is
24.3° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Parque del Plata today?

The current surf forecast for Parque del Plata at 5PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.8
SE
1.3
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.7
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)666666666644566666555556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17319016912711913696737149272118313327274280735220149
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
E
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:16AM
0.26
3:01PM
0.27
4:13AM
0.23
3:50PM
0.30
11:49PM
0.17
4:47AM
0.21
4:34PM
0.32
11:39PM
0.17
5:17AM
0.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:43PM
0.26
7:58PM
0.13
7:41AM
0.17
8:56PM
0.14
1:04AM
0.16
8:12AM
0.15
9:59PM
0.16
2:12AM
0.15
8:39AM
0.13
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------5:48-------5:50-------5:50-
Sunset--7:58-------7:57-------7:57-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191918181818171818181918171716192221212018171620
Feels °C (?)121210111213131413131313141514181917161514131316
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