Punta Medanos surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
19.8° C
(Which is 4.3°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 4PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSW
9
0.3
S
10
0.9
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
40
40
32
29
24
25
23
22
20
19
19
18
16
16
15
14
8
18
26
66
73
47
32
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:37PM0.26m
3:00AM0.65m
3:53PM0.24m
4:27AM0.64m
4:59PM0.24m
Low Tide
9:00AM0.07m
7:49PM0.12m
10:19AM0.11m
8:50PM0.11m
11:41AM0.14m
9:55PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
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6:09
6:08
6:07
6:07
Temp °C
14
14
18
20
19
17
16
15
14
15
17
20
18
17
16
16
15
15
17
16
15
15
16
16
10
10
14
16
17
14
13
12
10
11
14
18
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
13
13
13
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
Energy kJ
41
40
32
22
15
12
15
23
22
20
19
19
18
16
16
15
14
7
18
17
27
25
47
32
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
NE
4
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
Energy kJ
47
40
40
26
26
24
14
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
1
25
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
S
9
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
N
3
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
NE
5
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
6
Energy kJ
18
18
17
32
29
13
25
14
13
4
4
4
5
5
5
1
5
5
7
1
7
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
NW
2
0.5
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.9
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
6
3
2
1
2
6
7
4
2
2
1
3
3
2
1
26
66
73
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
191
148
148
148
148
151
350
350
350
942
972
430
252
150
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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