La Serena
Surf spot · Argentina
Is it worth the trip?
27Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 3 ft swell at 6 s
Tue 3 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 15kJ
- Wind
- ENE 10 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Wed 4 · 30 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 34kJ
- Wind
- WSW 11 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 38 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 39kJ
- Wind
- WNW 5 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Fri 6 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 23kJ
- Wind
- WNW 6 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Sat 7 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 119kJ
- Wind
- SSW 17 kn
- Temp
- 11°C
Sun 8 · 41 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 50kJ
- Wind
- NNW 2 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Mon 9 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 9kJ
- Wind
- NNW 8 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 27, too small
- Tue 310, too small
- Wed 430, poor
- Thu 538, too small
- Fri 612, too small
- Sat 714, poor
- Sun 841, too small
- Mon 916, too small
- Tue 107, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 16 °C3/2 wetsuit
- Best Apr–Jun2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft9 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.) | 9kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots | 21°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 10, too small | 2 ft6 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 15kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots | 16°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 30, poor | 3 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 34kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 38, too small | 2 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 39kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore | 22°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 12, too small | 2 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 23kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore | 15°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 14, poor | 4 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 119kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 17 knots | 11°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 41, too small | 3 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 50kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore | 16°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 16, too small | 1 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 9kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore | 22°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft3 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore | 25°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 00:43 +0.1 mLow 05:28 −0.2 mHigh 12:28 +0.8 mLow 20:23 −0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 01:45 +0.0 mLow 06:48 −0.2 mHigh 13:31 +0.8 mLow 21:27 −0.6 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 02:47 +0.1 mLow 08:23 −0.2 mHigh 14:38 +0.7 mLow 22:25 −0.6 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Apr–Jun
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About La Serena
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (142°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (322°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 850 m out (1 in 84). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 10°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 21°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May and June, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Mar del Plata. Within 5 km we also list 9 surf spots.
Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: 3 towns
about 25 min by car · 409 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Mar del Plata its beds, food and every spot near it
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Nearest beds: Mar del Plata, 12 km (about 25 min by car)
About US$67 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.