Punta Medanos surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 09 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
15.7° C
(Which is 1.6°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 6AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)16ft (5.0m)15s
Evening (09 May)16ft (5.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Mon morning).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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)
1
0
2
0
0
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3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
11
1.7
S
11
3
S
12
4
S
13
4
SSE
14
5
S
15
6
S
16
5
SSE
16
4.5
SSE
15
5
S
14
5
S
14
3.5
SSE
14
3.5
SSE
14
3.5
SSE
14
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
2
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
505
708
2092
4913
6355
9895
16288
13006
10305
10987
9823
4920
4655
4555
4005
3720
3230
2852
2567
2412
2053
1756
1619
1363
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:04AM0.48m
12:05PM0.24m
4:09AM0.49m
12:29PM0.23m
4:57AM0.52m
1:51PM0.23m
Low Tide
9:57AM0.23m
7:58PM0.17m
11:08AM0.23m
8:45PM0.15m
11:59AM0.22m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:51
1
2
1
Temp °C
8
8
10
9
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
12
11
10
9
9
8
8
11
13
13
11
0
0
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
6
4
4
3
4
3
4
7
8
9
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
11
1.7
S
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
ENE
10
4
SSE
15
4.5
SSE
16
4.5
SSE
16
4
SSE
16
4
SSE
15
3.5
SSE
15
3.5
SSE
14
3.5
SSE
14
3.5
SSE
14
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
2
SSE
13
Energy kJ
505
708
20
10
8005
8933
9047
7826
6377
5433
4920
4655
4555
4005
3720
3230
2852
2567
2412
2053
1756
1619
1363
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
NNW
6
Energy kJ
33
18
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
53
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
5
1.4
W
5
3
S
12
4
S
13
4
SSE
14
5
S
15
6
S
16
5
SSE
16
4.5
SSE
15
5
S
14
5
S
14
0.6
W
4
0.7
WNW
3
0.8
NW
4
Energy kJ
75
89
2092
4913
6355
9895
16288
13006
10305
10987
9823
10
10
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
5
5
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
962
962
677
1044
1044
1023
1023
435
43
435
1054
43
1101
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
25
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
8
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
5
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
8
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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