Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Medanos today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Medanos at 5AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Punta Medanos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 227 | 188 | 158 | 130 | 130 | 96 | 94 | 73 | 46 | 46 | 32 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:05AM0.37m | 1:25PM0.49m | 3:13AM0.33m | 2:26PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.10m | 7:13AM0.22m | 8:31PM0.14m | 7:43AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 232 | 227 | 188 | 158 | 130 | 130 | 96 | 94 | 73 | 46 | 46 | 32 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 13 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 13 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 32 | 30 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 252 | 252 | 263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 191 | 150 | 385 | 701 | 1213 | 1092 |
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