Punta Medanos Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 56.71° W

Punta Medanos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Medanos at 9AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the S by Thu night).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1.2
ESE
4
1.4
ESE
5
2
SSE
6
2.1
SSE
6
2.3
SSE
6
2.2
S
7
2.3
S
7
2.1
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
71
67
52
51
51
51
39
28
27
20
47
95
252
333
418
434
481
425
274
171
139
131
93
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
15
SE
15
SE
25
ESE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:44AM0.49m
12:46PM0.39m
2:35AM0.45m
1:47PM0.44m
3:39AM0.41m
2:57PM0.49m
Low Tide
8:19AM0.22m
8:08PM0.07m
8:52AM0.23m
9:14PM0.07m
9:28AM0.23m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
3
14
1
Temp °C
10
11
11
10
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
7
5
8
10
10
7
Feels °C
8
8
9
7
10
9
10
9
8
10
7
6
5
2
0
-1
0
0
0
0
3
5
6
2
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