Parque del Plata Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.78° S 55.74° W

Parque del Plata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 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) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Parque del Plata at 12PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
E
10
0.7
E
11
1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
47
34
35
44
49
59
26
44
110
46
49
71
110
114
88
93
97
101
69
67
51
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
35
SE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
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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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
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mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:13
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
13
6
6
4
9
2
Temp °C
15
16
17
15
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
8
Feels °C
14
16
18
14
13
11
10
7
5
5
5
4
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
3
4
4
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