Santa Clara del Mar surf break

Santa Clara del Mar surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 17 Jan 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
21.8° C
(Which is 2.8°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 8AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (17 Jan)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (17 Jan)6ft (1.8m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
E
1.3
SSW
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
SSE
1.1
S
1.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)55656746677566677881010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5331271912962199167145183120193227226204200245217432377308203202
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
20
WNW
10
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
25
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
30
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
25
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
E
20
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:20AM
1.06
7:55PM
0.73
7:04AM
1.10
8:21PM
0.72
7:46AM
1.15
8:44PM
0.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:34PM
0.27
12:42AM
0.53
2:31PM
0.24
1:36AM
0.50
3:24PM
0.22
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise--5:46-------5:47-------5:48-----
Sunset------8:13-------8:12-------8:12-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C161616243231201718171718191817151415141517171716
Feels °C (?)1111111827291291313121110910101012121213121211
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