Parque del Plata Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.78° S 55.74° W

Parque del Plata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Parque del Plata sea temperature is
11.5° C
0.9° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Parque del Plata at 10AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.8
SE
4
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
1.3
SE
5
1.3
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
5
1
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
54
45
47
34
35
26
35
60
27
21
75
53
51
73
94
97
88
101
114
97
77
74
57
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
WSW
10
SW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:08AM0.46m
4:57PM0.24m
6:04AM0.43m
5:53PM0.26m
6:58AM0.40m
6:47PM0.27m
Low Tide
10:19AM0.14m
9:58PM-0.02m
11:11AM0.14m
10:59PM0.00m
12:02PM0.14m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
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6:12
6:13
6:13
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
11
10
4
5
1
2
3
3
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
16
13
13
12
10
10
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
Feels °C
13
13
15
16
17
15
12
11
10
6
6
4
5
7
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
7
7
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