Santa Clara del Mar surf break

Santa Clara del Mar surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 12 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
14.7° C
(Which is 1.4°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 9AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (12 May)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (12 May)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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 Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
13
2
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
2
S
12
2.3
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
12
2.4
S
12
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
1.7
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1504
1420
1297
900
948
985
1103
1253
2282
2727
3039
1557
2610
1981
2043
2282
1847
1512
649
442
375
313
244
194
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
off
off
off
cross-off
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
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:10PM0.70m
3:37AM1.05m
4:13PM0.80m
4:48AM1.06m
5:09PM0.93m
Low Tide
10:20AM0.32m
9:49PM0.41m
11:04AM0.32m
10:49PM0.32m
11:46AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:50
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
11
12
12
11
11
10
9
10
12
13
13
12
3
4
5
6
7
6
6
5
5
4
6
4
4
6
7
6
6
5
5
7
8
9
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
13
2
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.3
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
Energy kJ
1504
1420
1297
900
948
734
585
1549
1733
1839
1557
1396
1327
1257
1169
1065
843
649
442
375
313
244
194
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
Energy kJ
12
10
10
8
72
87
82
139
131
154
130
103
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.2
ESE
15
0.2
ESE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
10
21
20
8
8
8
19
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
W
4
1.3
SW
7
0.7
SW
7
1.3
SSW
6
1.9
SSE
12
2
S
12
2.3
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
12
0.3
W
3
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
11
10
171
51
129
985
1103
1253
2282
2727
3039
1
2610
1981
2043
2282
1847
1512
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
4
4
5
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
378
0
0
18
162
466
516
425
18
162
14
14
162
162
14
14
14
14
14
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
4
4
5
4
3
2
4
5
5
4
3
4
4
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
2
2
1
2
4
4
5
4
3
2
4
5
5
4
3
4
4
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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