Punta Medanos Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 56.71° W

Punta Medanos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Punta Medanos sea temperature is
10.0° C
0.9° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Medanos at 4PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (11 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (11 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.5
ESE
14
1.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
14
2
SSE
6
2.2
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
1.7
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
0.6
ESE
13
1.4
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.7
SE
12
0.6
ESE
12
1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
313
911
996
134
281
309
431
458
374
217
160
123
111
188
169
136
122
142
91
270
230
222
180
176
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
0
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:07AM0.41m
5:34PM0.55m
7:04AM0.37m
6:43PM0.63m
7:55AM0.34m
7:52PM0.69m
Low Tide
11:38AM0.21m
00:55AM0.03m
12:25PM0.19m
2:10AM0.02m
1:18PM0.15m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:46
 mm
3
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
11
8
8
9
9
Feels °C
6
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
5
7
7
7
8
4
4
5
5
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