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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?

32Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sun 8: 4 ft swell at 6 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 28 out of 100

Swell
2 ft6 smushy
Energy
23kJ
Wind
ENE 2 kn
Temp
15°C

Wed 4 · 19 out of 100

Swell
2 ft4 smushy
Energy
15kJ
Wind
SSW 8 kn
Temp
16°C

Thu 5 · 43 out of 100

Swell
2 ft6 smushy
Energy
41kJ
Wind
ENE 3 kn
Temp
18°C

Fri 6 · 24 out of 100

Swell
2 ft6 smushy
Energy
27kJ
Wind
NNW 8 kn
Temp
15°C

Sat 7 · 8 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 ssoft
Energy
42kJ
Wind
SSW 15 kn
Temp
11°C

Sun 8 · 56 out of 100

Swell
4 ft6 smushy
Energy
115kJ
Wind
NW 3 kn
Temp
13°C

Mon 9 · 11 out of 100

Swell
1 ft5 smushy
Energy
8kJ
Wind
N 7 kn
Temp
17°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 243, too small
  2. Tue 328, too small
  3. Wed 419, too small
  4. Thu 543, too small
  5. Fri 624, too small
  6. Sat 78, too small
  7. Sun 856, fair
  8. Mon 911, too small
  9. Tue 1012, too small
  10. Wed 1115, 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

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Waikiki, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov43, too small3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)34kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots18°C
Tue 3Nov28, too small2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.)23kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots15°C
Wed 4Nov19, too small2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.)15kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots16°C
Thu 5Nov43, too small2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.)41kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots18°C
Fri 6Nov24, too small2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.)27kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots15°C
Sat 7Nov8, too small2 ft9 ssoft2 ft at break (est.)42kJwind from the south-south-west, 15 knots11°C
Sun 8Nov56, fair4 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.)115kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore13°C
Mon 9Nov11, too small1 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.)8kJwind from the north, 7 knots17°C
Tue 10Nov12, too small1 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.)11kJwind from the north-north-west, 10 knots20°C
Wed 11Nov15, too small1 ft8 smushy2 ft at break (est.)21kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots17°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.

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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 and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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