Parque del Plata Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.78° S 55.74° W

Parque del Plata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Parque del Plata sea temperature is
11.3° C
0.6° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Parque del Plata at 4PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.4
ESE
3
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SSW
4
1.4
S
5
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
9
6
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
16
26
18
13
102
277
340
269
209
178
152
147
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
20
S
20
SW
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:54AM0.36m
7:38PM0.28m
8:54AM0.33m
8:28PM0.27m
9:58AM0.31m
Low Tide
12:53PM0.15m
1:03AM0.05m
1:44PM0.16m
2:04AM0.07m
2:36PM0.17m
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
2
6
8
9
10
Temp °C
8
8
8
9
11
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
Feels °C
4
5
5
7
10
8
7
6
6
7
5
5
6
6
2
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
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