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Punta Medanos surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Sunday 18 Jan 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
22.3° C
 (Which is 2.3°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 6PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (18 Jan)6ft (1.8m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.7
S
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
1.2
ENE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)6677667811101091098888855588
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17021937727815511914016328620920118114010896498055535677832020
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:08AM
0.55
9:31PM
0.29
9:56AM
0.57
9:39PM
0.27
10:42AM
0.58
9:47PM
0.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:15PM
0.16
2:48AM
0.16
5:01PM
0.17
3:31AM
0.12
5:45PM
0.17
4:12AM
0.09
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------5:47-------5:48-------5:48-
Sunset--8:07-------8:06-------8:06-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181817161615151516171717181819212222211919191921
Feels °C (?)1111991111121213131314141517191818171515161618
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