Santa Clara del Mar surf break

Santa Clara del Mar surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 18 May 2026 -03
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Santa Clara del Mar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Santa Clara del Mar sea temperature is
13.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Santa Clara del Mar today?

The current surf forecast for Santa Clara del Mar at 1PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 May)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (18 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

Table - waves today at Santa Clara del Mar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
8
2
2
2
2
5
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.8
S
15
1.9
SSE
14
1.8
SSE
14
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
2.1
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.4
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.3
S
12
1.9
S
13
3.5
S
15
3
SSE
15
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
517
517
1509
1533
1270
1034
759
633
1240
953
937
520
573
480
1173
5138
4076
3569
3323
3087
3579
2973
2655
2476
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:42AM1.03m
8:34PM1.43m
9:34AM0.97m
9:27PM1.47m
10:27AM0.90m
10:23PM1.46m
Low Tide
2:48PM0.40m
4:07AM-0.08m
3:41PM0.40m
5:09AM-0.08m
4:37PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:46
7:47
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:44
Temp °C
8
8
10
12
12
11
9
9
8
9
11
13
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
4
4
6
8
8
6
4
3
2
3
6
8
7
6
6
5
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.8
S
15
1.9
SSE
14
1.8
SSE
14
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.9
S
13
3
SSE
16
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
Energy kJ
517
517
1509
1533
1270
1034
759
633
563
538
537
480
1173
3604
2539
2025
1786
1765
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
19
0.9
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
15
0.2
N
4
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
17
Energy kJ
139
433
1168
1
310
355
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.2
WNW
2
2.1
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.4
S
12
1.5
S
11
0.8
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
6
3.5
S
15
3
SSE
15
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
SSE
12
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1240
953
937
520
573
35
124
5138
4076
3569
3323
3087
3579
2973
2655
2476
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
1
2
4
2
3
2
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
162
146
124
162
466
162
162
162
1167
132
132
132
132
132
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
1
2
4
2
2
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
1
2
4
2
1
2
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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