Punta Medanos surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 13 May 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
15.0° C
(Which is 1.2°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 3AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (14 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (14 May)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
11
2.3
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.1
S
9
0.9
S
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1347
1270
828
694
629
524
646
608
210
159
139
122
136
225
189
201
183
190
166
176
130
130
101
88
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
20
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:22PM0.29m
7:04AM0.56m
6:21PM0.37m
7:52AM0.54m
7:15PM0.46m
8:42AM0.51m
Low Tide
11:51PM0.06m
1:32PM0.19m
1:02AM0.02m
2:05PM0.19m
2:12AM-0.02m
2:41PM0.19m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:47
5:46
2
1
2
Temp °C
12
11
9
10
10
9
12
13
13
12
11
10
10
9
12
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
7
7
5
7
7
5
8
9
10
9
8
7
7
6
9
10
10
9
8
7
7
8
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
11
1.9
S
11
0.1
SE
15
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
9
0.9
S
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
Energy kJ
904
841
8
694
629
524
434
367
210
159
139
122
136
225
189
201
183
190
166
176
130
130
101
88
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.9
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
9
0.1
S
9
0.5
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.5
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.3
N
4
Energy kJ
4
8
4
10
16
16
61
100
108
122
108
90
119
64
64
46
2
37
13
13
9
6
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
14
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
Energy kJ
4
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
13
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
11
2.3
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
10
0.3
W
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.8
N
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
1347
1270
828
646
608
1
1
5
18
20
17
3
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
43
43
43
25
0
0
43
43
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
143
0
0
25
0
25
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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