Punta Medanos Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 56.71° W

Punta Medanos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Punta Medanos sea temperature is
10.3° C
1.6° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Medanos at 6AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (11 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (11 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
2
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.1
SE
13
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1082
984
876
744
388
642
560
534
460
460
460
503
575
789
767
663
543
485
288
268
263
419
541
569
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:31AM0.28m
8:02PM0.70m
8:15AM0.27m
9:08PM0.73m
8:59AM0.28m
Low Tide
12:59PM0.10m
3:25AM0.07m
2:01PM0.04m
4:24AM0.09m
3:01PM0.00m
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7:35
7:33
7:33
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6:08
6:09
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
6
6
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
6
7
8
9
10
11
Feels °C
3
4
3
3
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
4
6
6
7
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