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Punta Medanos surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 12 Jan 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
21.0° C
 (Which is 1.1°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 12PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.7
ENE
1
NE
0.8
ENE
0.9
NE
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.6
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.8
NE
1.1
NE
1.5
ENE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
Period(s) (?)777777666678565588844566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1176751513926335845462920312818144913122546128252293
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
SE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		ononcross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:37AM
0.38
5:33PM
0.41
5:23AM
0.42
6:26PM
0.38
6:06AM
0.45
7:16PM
0.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:33AM
0.15
11:02PM
0.23
11:42AM
0.16
11:28PM
0.24
12:48PM
0.16
11:59PM
0.25
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise5:39-------5:41-------5:41-------
Sunset----8:08-------8:07-------8:07---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192531292522212120232323222121212124272523222222
Feels °C (?)182329252119212222242323222222232224262320191920
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