Punta Medanos Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 56.71° W

Punta Medanos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Punta Medanos sea temperature is
9.9° C
1.1° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Medanos at 3PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (14 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (14 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
485
408
377
318
341
166
132
96
94
92
107
144
185
241
325
319
268
257
239
263
225
194
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:46AM0.29m
11:06PM0.71m
10:36AM0.32m
00:01AM0.66m
11:29AM0.35m
Low Tide
5:15AM0.10m
4:00PM-0.02m
6:01AM0.12m
4:58PM-0.02m
6:41AM0.14m
5:56PM0.00m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
7
7
6
6
7
6
6
7
8
6
6
6
6
6
7
10
12
12
13
12
10
9
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Punta Medanos surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest