Punta Medanos Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 56.71° W

Punta Medanos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Punta Medanos sea temperature is
10.6° C
1.8° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Medanos at 6AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (02 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
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)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
S
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
94
92
65
64
63
51
73
135
214
254
265
281
281
238
263
263
220
212
204
145
142
117
115
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
20
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:57PM0.57m
10:28AM0.28m
00:30AM0.55m
11:06AM0.30m
1:04AM0.53m
11:52AM0.34m
Low Tide
6:46AM0.19m
5:26PM0.07m
7:18AM0.20m
6:14PM0.07m
7:48AM0.21m
7:08PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:01
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
7
6
6
6
5
5
6
6
9
10
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
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