Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 56.71° W

Punta Medanos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Punta Medanos sea temperature is
12.0°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 (05 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Medanos at 5PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)--
Afternoon (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (05 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, strong winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
SE
10
1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.3
E
5
1.5
E
5
1.9
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
85
83
78
65
68
55
53
46
41
43
60
98
39
25
42
66
88
129
246
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
5
W
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
ESE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:57PM0.63m
5:27AM0.24m
6:11PM0.65m
6:18AM0.25m
7:11PM0.66m
Low Tide
9:29AM0.13m
00:15AM0.13m
10:35AM0.10m
1:25AM0.13m
11:43AM0.07m
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cloud
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:13
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Temp °C
19
21
20
17
15
15
14
15
18
17
15
15
14
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
15
17
17
14
12
14
12
13
15
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
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