Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 56.71° W

Punta Medanos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Punta Medanos sea temperature is
13.5°C
2.3° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Medanos at 10AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (08 Oct)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
7
2.5
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.2
SE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
521
758
837
890
1060
1192
1083
1107
1060
1077
1077
958
804
787
811
835
799
799
833
951
970
967
967
1040
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:04AM0.28m
8:03PM0.65m
7:48AM0.32m
8:50PM0.62m
8:31AM0.37m
Low Tide
12:49PM0.04m
2:57AM0.13m
1:51PM0.03m
3:31AM0.14m
2:50PM0.02m
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light rain
mod rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
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6:11
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6:11
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6:09
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6:55
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6:57
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6:58
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 mm
3
3
7
2
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2
3
6
6
6
3
Temp °C
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
Feels °C
7
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
6
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