Parque del Plata Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.78° S 55.74° W

Parque del Plata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Parque del Plata sea temperature is
11.4° 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Parque del Plata at 2AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
1
S
4
1.6
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
0.8
SSE
10
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SW
5
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
12
0.9
S
12
0.6
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
28
181
311
329
260
235
217
219
262
282
120
80
67
78
107
232
106
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
35
SSW
40
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:28PM0.27m
9:58AM0.31m
9:19PM0.27m
11:05AM0.29m
Low Tide
2:04AM0.07m
2:36PM0.17m
3:02AM0.08m
3:27PM0.18m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
9
8
8
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
7
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
2
1
2
2
5
5
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