Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 56.71° W

Punta Medanos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Punta Medanos sea temperature is
11.2°C
0.8° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Medanos at 11AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (29 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.5
E
7
1.3
ENE
7
2
S
6
1.9
S
7
1.9
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.3
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.8
S
9
1.5
S
9
1
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
151
190
233
206
161
293
309
302
255
220
200
186
152
176
206
188
204
250
402
494
343
278
389
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
5
N
5
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:44PM0.53m
9:58AM0.46m
11:25PM0.48m
10:45AM0.52m
00:10AM0.42m
11:37AM0.56m
Low Tide
5:02AM0.19m
5:08PM-0.00m
5:34AM0.20m
6:08PM0.01m
6:09AM0.20m
7:11PM0.03m
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6:22
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Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
10
9
8
7
9
11
13
12
9
8
7
8
9
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
10
10
8
13
13
4
5
3
2
2
2
3
5
8
7
3
3
2
1
3
5
5
5
7
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