Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Medanos today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Medanos at 2AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Punta Medanos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 53 | 67 | 122 | 167 | 175 | 178 | 181 | 174 | 142 | 144 | 147 | 153 | 127 | 110 | 87 | 595 | 1413 | 1293 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:41PM0.48m | 5:23AM0.29m | 4:57PM0.48m | 6:09AM0.27m | 6:02PM0.50m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44PM0.20m | 9:04AM0.24m | 00:21AM0.21m | 9:55AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -2 | -2 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 181 | 174 | 142 | 144 | 147 | 153 | 127 | 110 | 87 | 92 | 69 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | E 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | NNW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | — | E 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 53 | 67 | 122 | 167 | 175 | 178 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 69 | 89 | 595 | 1413 | 1293 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1427 | 1557 | 252 | 252 | 150 | 150 | 0 | 25 | 137 | 0 | 25 | 677 | 302 | 350 | 393 | 962 | 1213 | 962 |
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