Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 56.71° W

Punta Medanos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Punta Medanos sea temperature is
12.1°C
1.6° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Medanos at 8AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (02 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.2
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
253
157
133
160
281
332
422
389
389
344
338
258
258
191
187
157
122
98
79
77
60
46
45
66
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:00AM0.36m
12:38PM0.59m
1:58AM0.31m
1:54PM0.60m
3:10AM0.27m
3:27PM0.61m
Low Tide
6:48AM0.19m
8:18PM0.06m
7:34AM0.18m
9:31PM0.09m
8:27AM0.16m
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
8
8
8
9
11
12
10
10
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
12
18
20
20
18
Feels °C
4
6
6
7
7
7
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
9
10
9
7
7
8
13
16
18
15
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