Punta Medanos Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 56.71° W

Punta Medanos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Punta Medanos sea temperature is
10.0° C
1.1° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Medanos at 6PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)--
Afternoon (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
5
1.6
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1
E
8
1.3
SE
7
0.7
E
8
1.2
SSE
5
1.2
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
68
244
96
148
124
141
83
86
88
178
160
114
171
57
72
82
77
83
75
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:06PM0.34m
3:22AM0.52m
3:12PM0.38m
4:18AM0.46m
4:09PM0.41m
Low Tide
8:11PM0.06m
9:29AM0.19m
9:15PM0.10m
10:02AM0.21m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
2
4
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
Feels °C
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
6
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
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