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Lat Long: 36.94° S 56.71° W

Punta Medanos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Punta Medanos sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.3° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Medanos at 10AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (11 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (11 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
2.2
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.7
SE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
932
844
1109
763
698
652
604
543
480
480
471
392
430
452
537
548
500
445
427
502
600
517
433
359
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:11AM0.42m
10:16PM0.52m
9:51AM0.47m
10:59PM0.46m
10:31AM0.50m
Low Tide
4:01AM0.15m
3:46PM0.03m
4:29AM0.17m
4:40PM0.04m
4:54AM0.19m
5:32PM0.06m
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light rain
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6:07
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6:05
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6:59
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7:00
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1
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Temp °C
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
6
5
6
7
7
6
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
10
9
10
10
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