Parque del Plata Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.78° S 55.74° W

Parque del Plata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Parque del Plata sea temperature is
11.6° C
1.0° 

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) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Parque del Plata at 12AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
49
39
30
18
9
6
5
5
8
4
4
3
4
5
9
6
3
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
5
ESE
0
NNE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:47PM0.27m
7:54AM0.36m
7:38PM0.28m
8:54AM0.33m
8:28PM0.27m
Low Tide
00:01AM0.03m
12:53PM0.15m
1:03AM0.05m
1:44PM0.16m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
1
1
5
5
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
11
11
11
9
10
10
10
10
11
Feels °C
3
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
8
10
8
9
7
8
8
7
7
8
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