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Mar del Plata, the nearest town, 9 km away. Photo: Fadesga, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Waikiki

Surf spot · Argentina

Is it worth the trip?

38Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sun 8: 3 ft swell at 6 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 40 out of 100

Swell
3 ft5 smushy
Energy
32kJ
Wind
SW 3 kn
Temp
16°C

Tue 3 · 19 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 36 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 smushy
Energy
22kJ
Wind
WSW 8 kn
Temp
16°C

Thu 5 · 42 out of 100

Swell
2 ft6 smushy
Energy
41kJ
Wind
W 3 kn
Temp
20°C

Fri 6 · 15 out of 100

Swell
2 ft6 smushy
Energy
16kJ
Wind
NNW 7 kn
Temp
15°C

Sat 7 · 30 out of 100

Swell
4 ft6 smushy
Energy
101kJ
Wind
SSW 15 kn
Temp
12°C

Sun 8 · 53 out of 100

Swell
3 ft6 smushy
Energy
76kJ
Wind
NNW 3 kn
Temp
13°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 133, poor
  2. Mon 240, too small
  3. Tue 319, too small
  4. Wed 436, too small
  5. Thu 542, too small
  6. Fri 615, too small
  7. Sat 730, poor
  8. Sun 853, fair
  9. Mon 916, too small
  10. Tue 1040, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Etakes swell from the E
  • Offshore: Wwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–10 ftof swell
  • Water 16 °C3/2 wetsuit

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Waikiki, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov33, poor3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)41kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots16°C
Mon 2Nov40, too small3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)32kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots16°C
Tue 3Nov19, too small2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.)15kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots15°C
Wed 4Nov36, too small2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)22kJwind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore16°C
Thu 5Nov42, too small2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.)41kJwind from the west, 3 knots, offshore20°C
Fri 6Nov15, too small2 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.)16kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots15°C
Sat 7Nov30, poor4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.)101kJwind from the south-south-west, 15 knots12°C
Sun 8Nov53, fair3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.)76kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots13°C
Mon 9Nov16, too small2 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.)16kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots17°C
Tue 10Nov40, too small3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)27kJwind from the north, 8 knots20°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

  • Sun 1 NovLow 04:32 −0.2 mHigh 11:28 +0.8 mLow 19:16 −0.7 m
  • 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

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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the spot and its town

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About Waikiki

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

The spot faces E (99°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (279°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 950 m out (1 in 97). 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, 9.4 km away (about 20 min by car). 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

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Mar del Plata

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