Punta Medanos Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 56.71° W

Punta Medanos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Punta Medanos sea temperature is
10.4° C
1.7° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Medanos at 4AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
1.3
SW
6
1.7
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
10
1.5
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.6
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
9
1.8
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
272
256
239
216
154
124
104
136
578
676
459
326
307
314
443
463
450
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:48AM0.36m
4:16PM0.55m
5:51AM0.33m
5:36PM0.60m
Low Tide
10:27PM0.07m
10:10AM0.22m
11:45PM0.07m
11:00AM0.19m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
7
7
8
7
7
8
10
9
7
6
5
4
4
8
9
8
7
Feels °C
4
2
1
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
-1
-2
-3
1
2
2
2
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