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Varese

Surf spot · Argentina

Is it worth the trip?

32Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Thu 5: too small (3 ft swell at 6 s), 3 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 22 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 smushy
Energy
15kJ
Wind
SE 4 kn
Temp
16°C

Wed 4 · 44 out of 100

Swell
3 ft4 smushy
Energy
42kJ
Wind
WSW 8 kn
Temp
18°C

Thu 5 · 47 out of 100

Swell
3 ft6 smushy
Energy
44kJ
Wind
WNW 6 kn
Temp
25°C

Fri 6 · 24 out of 100

Swell
2 ft6 smushy
Energy
22kJ
Wind
NNW 6 kn
Temp
17°C

Sat 7 · 18 out of 100

Swell
3 ft7 smushy
Energy
90kJ
Wind
SSW 13 kn
Temp
12°C

Sun 8 · 30 out of 100

Swell
3 ft6 smushy
Energy
51kJ
Wind
NNW 3 kn
Temp
15°C

Mon 9 · 11 out of 100

Swell
1 ft6 smushy
Energy
7kJ
Wind
NW 7 kn
Temp
21°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 246, fair
  2. Tue 322, too small
  3. Wed 444, poor
  4. Thu 547, fair
  5. Fri 624, too small
  6. Sat 718, poor
  7. Sun 830, too small
  8. Mon 911, too small
  9. Tue 108, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Etakes swell from the E
  • Offshore: Wwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 3–11 ftof swell
  • Water 16 °C3/2 wetsuit

Full forecast

every day, every number

Varese does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Varese, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov46, fair3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)36kJwind from the south-west, 2 knots, offshore21°C
Tue 3Nov22, too small2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.)15kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots16°C
Wed 4Nov44, poor3 ft4 smushy4 ft at break (est.)42kJwind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore18°C
Thu 5Nov47, fair3 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.)44kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore25°C
Fri 6Nov24, too small2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.)22kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots17°C
Sat 7Nov18, poor3 ft7 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)90kJwind from the south-south-west, 13 knots12°C
Sun 8Nov30, too small3 ft6 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)51kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots15°C
Mon 9Nov11, too small1 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.)7kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots21°C
Tue 10Nov8, too small1 ft6 smushy1 ft at break (est.)4kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots25°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 00:45 +0.1 mLow 05:34 −0.2 mHigh 12:32 +0.8 mLow 20:29 −0.7 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 01:47 +0.0 mLow 06:54 −0.2 mHigh 13:36 +0.8 mLow 21:33 −0.6 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 02:49 +0.0 mLow 08:27 −0.3 mHigh 14:43 +0.7 mLow 22:31 −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.

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Photos of Varese

Playa Varese de noche 2
Photo: Dario Alpern, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Playa Varese - Mar del Plata
Photo: Diego Diez, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Surf en la cresta - panoramio
Photo: Marcelo Raidan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

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About Varese

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces E (84°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (264°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 56). 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). The town to stay in is Mar del Plata, 2.7 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 10 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

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

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