Punta Medanos Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 56.71° W

Punta Medanos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Punta Medanos sea temperature is
10.1° C
1.2° 

Punta Medanos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Punta Medanos today (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Medanos at 2AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
13
1.1
NE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.5
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
26
26
41
21
30
53
39
45
50
48
45
41
29
28
25
25
20
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:20PM0.51m
8:22AM0.31m
8:10PM0.53m
8:54AM0.30m
Low Tide
2:37AM0.16m
1:00PM0.22m
3:26AM0.16m
1:47PM0.19m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
15
13
14
14
13
11
11
12
11
10
9
Feels °C
7
5
5
5
6
6
8
12
11
13
13
12
9
8
9
8
7
5
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