Punta Medanos surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 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 4PM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 4.0m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)15ft (4.5m)15s
Evening (09 May)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), 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 SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
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3
3
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3
3
3
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
12
3.5
S
13
4
SSE
14
4.5
S
15
5.5
S
16
4.5
SSE
16
5
SSE
16
4
SSE
15
5
S
14
3.5
SSE
14
3.5
SSE
14
3.5
SSE
14
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
14
4
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
13
1.9
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1926
4304
6046
9094
14208
10574
10877
6759
9961
5083
4815
4555
4094
3493
5362
4660
4348
2318
2021
1703
1569
1442
1226
1117
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
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
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
9:39PM0.12m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:51
5:50
2
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
10
11
10
8
8
8
8
11
13
13
11
10
9
4
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
4
4
2
3
3
4
7
9
9
6
4
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
11
0.3
ENE
10
4
SSE
15
4
SSE
16
4
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
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
13
1.9
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
13
Energy kJ
20
20
7194
8298
8298
8298
6759
5801
5083
4815
4555
4094
3493
2986
2709
2490
2318
2021
1703
1569
1442
1226
1117
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
12
3.5
S
13
4
SSE
14
4.5
S
15
5.5
S
16
4.5
SSE
16
5
SSE
16
0.7
W
4
5
S
14
0.5
W
4
1.1
W
5
4
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
0.7
NW
4
1
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
Energy kJ
1926
4304
6046
9094
14208
10574
10877
18
9961
9
61
5362
4660
4348
14
35
53
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
6
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Distance (km)
677
1044
972
1023
962
435
435
432
1044
1194
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
43
25
0
0
0
255
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
6
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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