Punta Medanos surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 -03
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Punta Medanos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Punta Medanos sea temperature is
19.0° C
(Which is 3.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Punta Medanos today?

The current surf forecast for Punta Medanos at 11PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
Afternoon (28 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (28 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

Table - waves today at Punta Medanos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.8
SW
8
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
617
517
441
359
311
263
220
160
127
84
88
307
302
284
224
165
182
189
185
138
130
127
96
67
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:24PM0.32m
8:11AM0.56m
8:01PM0.37m
8:51AM0.52m
8:36PM0.41m
Low Tide
2:21PM0.15m
1:13AM0.08m
2:50PM0.16m
2:11AM0.08m
3:15PM0.17m
3:05AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:24
7:24
7:26
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6:04
6:02
6:01
6:00
Temp °C
11
14
14
12
12
13
13
14
17
19
17
14
13
12
12
13
17
19
17
16
16
16
15
15
6
8
10
8
8
8
7
7
10
13
13
11
11
10
9
10
13
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.9
N
6
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
Energy kJ
617
517
441
359
311
263
220
160
54
84
84
64
302
284
224
165
182
189
185
138
130
127
96
67
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.8
SE
10
0.6
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
5
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
79
53
36
31
10
10
10
4
127
22
9
5
50
50
36
37
38
18
18
17
10
10
10
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
9
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
4
4
15
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1.3
NNW
5
1.7
NNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
0.9
W
4
0.8
SW
8
1.3
SSW
10
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.5
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.7
N
4
Energy kJ
3
7
12
17
20
38
76
149
65
30
88
307
1
3
5
6
4
10
15
21
30
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
255
263
431
349
25
25
0
0
0
0
261
0
0
0
143
143
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
3
4
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
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