Parque del Plata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.78° S 55.74° W

Issued: 8 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Parque del Plata sea temperature is

11.2° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Parque del Plata at 2PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Evening (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).
	Thursday 16						Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 7	E 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 3	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 4
Wave Graph
kJ	7	6	13	14	14	22	10	10	10	10	9	4	4	18	18	18	33	5	10	10	35	11
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	NW	NNE	E	SSW	N	NNE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					3:28PM0.20m				4:15AM0.47m				4:22PM0.21m				5:21AM0.48m				5:17PM0.23m
Low Tide		8:41AM0.07m				8:15PM-0.01m					9:44AM0.10m				9:16PM-0.03m				10:46AM0.12m


	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	1	2	2	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	21	22	19	19	19	19	19	20	23	26	25	23	21	20	17	16	17	18	13	14
Feels °C	12	13	16	17	15	15	14	15	15	16	18	22	22	21	22	23	19	15	13	18	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 5	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 7	E 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	SE 3	SSW 4	S 4	E 10
kJ	4	5	13	14	14	22	10	10	10	10	9	4	4	18	18	18	18	—	3	3	3	9
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	S 10	E 5	—	E 5	E 5	E 5	SE 10	SE 10	S 8	W 3	—	—	S 8	SSW 4	ESE 4	S 12	E 4
kJ	7	6	5	5	4	2	2	—	2	2	2	4	4	1	1	—	—	1	1	1	3	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	SE 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	—	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 17	—	S 8	—	S 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 7	—
kJ	3	5	2	2	2	—	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	6	—	1	—	4	10	10	1	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NW 3	WNW 3	—	SE 10	ESE 3	—	—	ESE 10	SSE 4
kJ	3	5	5	8	8	8	8	12	12	22	27	28	16	3	1	—	33	5	—	—	35	11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Las Botes North	La Posta South	El Barco South	El Barco South	La Boya South	El Barco South	La Posta South	El Barco South	La Posta South	El Barco South	Playa Grande North	La Moza North	La Izquierda de la Rocas North	Punta Negra South	La Virgen South	La Barra South	Parque del Plata South	El Emir South	El Emir South	La Escollera North	Las Botes North	La Derecha North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	145	83	77	77	84	77	83	77	83	77	218	219	149	48	75	82	0	76	76	146	145	150
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - South		Desembocadura de Garzon	El Barco	Bikini	Bikini	Bikini	Bikini	Bikini	Bikini	El Barco				El Chorro	El Chorro	El Chorro	El Chorro	El Chorro	Zorba
Rating (10 max)		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	La Coronilla North	Playa Grande North	La Coronilla North	La Coronilla North	Punta del Diablo North	Playa Grande North	La Moza North	La Moza North	Los Pesqueros North	Los Pesqueros North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre de Balizas North	Barre del Chuy North	Playa Grande North	La Coronilla North	La Coronilla North	La Derecha North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	7	6	9	7	9	9	7	6	6	6	6

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