Punta Medanos surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 -03
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Punta Medanos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Punta Medanos sea temperature is
16.6° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Punta Medanos today?

The current surf forecast for Punta Medanos at 6PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (05 May)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
1.2
ENE
5
1.8
ENE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
1.7
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
50
47
71
45
40
40
25
25
24
61
238
245
279
143
183
173
230
275
405
314
303
164
265
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:22PM0.33m
11:44PM0.52m
1:06PM0.30m
00:35AM0.50m
1:36PM0.27m
1:42AM0.48m
Low Tide
5:23PM0.22m
7:05AM0.15m
5:59PM0.22m
7:55AM0.18m
6:38PM0.21m
8:52AM0.21m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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7:30
7:31
7:31
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5:57
5:55
5:54
5:53
8
4
7
4
7
3
1
Temp °C
18
19
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
19
19
18
16
15
15
14
14
14
17
18
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
14
12
14
16
17
18
19
20
16
14
12
11
10
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.5
SSE
12
1.5
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1
E
7
1
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
11
Energy kJ
47
50
47
71
45
40
40
25
25
24
23
22
75
189
140
96
118
112
275
405
314
303
164
137
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.1
NE
5
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SSW
8
0.6
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
Energy kJ
47
31
31
1
24
10
10
9
6
13
13
13
11
97
143
183
173
230
76
55
51
40
143
113
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
4
0.1
NE
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.1
NE
5
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
E
7
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.9
NE
6
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.8
SE
9
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
28
26
1
3
6
13
1
13
5
5
66
73
73
107
72
54
26
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
2
0.5
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
4
1.2
ENE
5
1.8
ENE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
7
Energy kJ
1
2
1
6
9
61
238
245
279
1
3
33
64
131
265
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
153
150
150
150
150
252
433
1213
385
1004
1004
0
0
0
0
25
25
270
1057
43
393
393
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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