Punta Medanos surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 08 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
15.9° C
(Which is 1.7°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 6PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (08 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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 Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
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3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
11
1.8
S
11
3
S
12
4
S
14
4.5
S
15
4.5
S
15
4.5
S
15
5
SSE
15
5.5
S
16
4.5
S
15
3.5
SSE
15
3.5
SSE
14
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
14
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
197
193
193
270
505
807
2482
6373
9368
9298
9173
10598
14912
9666
5801
4658
4245
3911
3857
3594
3137
2567
2268
2121
Wind (km/h)
30
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
High Tide
12:13PM0.25m
3:04AM0.48m
12:05PM0.24m
4:09AM0.49m
12:29PM0.23m
4:57AM0.52m
Low Tide
7:17PM0.19m
9:57AM0.23m
7:58PM0.17m
11:08AM0.23m
8:45PM0.15m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
5:53
5:52
5:52
5:51
3
4
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
9
9
7
7
8
9
9
10
10
9
8
9
8
7
8
10
12
12
10
10
8
8
8
5
1
1
-1
-1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
5
7
4
4
3
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.1
S
7
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
11
1.8
S
11
0.2
E
11
4
SSE
15
4
SSE
15
4
SSE
15
4
SSE
16
4
SSE
16
4
SSE
16
3.5
SSE
15
3.5
SSE
14
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
14
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
Energy kJ
118
104
131
270
505
807
9
7343
7341
6813
8193
8655
7598
5801
4658
4245
3911
3857
3594
3137
2567
2268
2121
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
NNW
5
Energy kJ
197
193
193
33
33
18
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
20
21
21
53
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
4
1
WSW
4
1.3
W
5
1.3
W
5
1.3
W
5
1.3
W
5
3
S
12
4
S
14
4.5
S
15
4.5
S
15
4.5
S
15
5
SSE
15
5.5
S
16
4.5
S
15
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
27
38
71
71
74
74
2482
6373
9368
9298
9173
10598
14912
9666
25
13
11
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
140
1023
962
677
446
972
446
1023
962
1023
962
1044
432
432
43
43
1184
432
43
43
43
43
43
43
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
7
8
6
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
5
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
7
8
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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