Punta Medanos surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 30 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
18.0° C
(Which is 3.1°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 12PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
10
1.2
SSW
4
1.9
S
6
2
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.2
S
11
2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
149
111
83
85
90
65
62
61
41
40
25
17
47
288
403
387
630
1215
1646
1708
1458
1148
994
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:51AM0.52m
8:36PM0.41m
9:30AM0.48m
9:10PM0.46m
10:11AM0.44m
9:45PM0.50m
Low Tide
3:15PM0.17m
3:05AM0.07m
3:37PM0.19m
3:55AM0.07m
3:59PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:24
7:26
7:26
7:26
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6:01
6:00
6:00
5:59
Temp °C
12
12
16
18
16
15
15
16
15
15
19
21
20
15
15
13
11
9
12
13
13
11
10
9
9
9
12
14
13
12
12
14
13
13
17
19
19
9
8
7
4
1
3
5
6
4
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
6
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
2
S
11
Energy kJ
194
149
111
83
85
90
65
62
61
41
40
27
27
17
10
5
3
1
14
2
2
2
994
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
50
36
36
37
27
17
16
16
17
16
10
25
12
5
5
5
2
2
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.1
E
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
S
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
11
17
3
2
2
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
NNE
4
1
N
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1.2
SSW
4
1.9
S
6
2
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.2
S
11
Energy kJ
1
5
9
14
21
39
34
28
27
46
47
288
403
387
630
1215
1646
1708
1458
1148
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
4
3
4
2
Distance (km)
0
0
42
42
25
150
272
253
25
191
0
137
300
350
393
1005
930
1005
1182
1226
701
43
43
43
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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