Punta Medanos Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 56.71° W

Punta Medanos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Punta Medanos sea temperature is
10.9°C
1.9° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Medanos at 10AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.2
S
7
1.5
SSW
7
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
7
1.5
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.5
S
5
1.9
S
6
1.9
S
7
2
S
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
127
138
237
93
71
53
103
84
108
240
233
183
126
279
316
404
405
449
505
464
415
368
280
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:15AM0.38m
1:43PM0.53m
3:24AM0.33m
3:01PM0.56m
4:38AM0.29m
4:31PM0.59m
Low Tide
8:06AM0.22m
9:21PM0.08m
8:49AM0.21m
10:37PM0.09m
9:41AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:28
6:29
6:30
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
6
5
6
10
13
14
9
10
6
6
7
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
Feels °C
4
1
1
2
6
10
10
5
6
0
1
2
1
1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
1
1
2
2
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