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La Maquinita, Argentina

Stay in Mar del Plata: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Mar del Plata

  • Alfonsina Surf spot · 0.6 km from Mar del Plata
  • La Pepita Surf spot · 0.7 km from Mar del Plata
  • Alicante Surf spot · 0.9 km from Mar del Plata
  • La Perla Surf spot · 1.7 km from Mar del Plata
  • Cardiel Surf spot · 2.4 km from Mar del Plata
  • Varese Surf spot · 2.7 km from Mar del Plata
  • Cabo corrientes Surf spot · 3 km from Mar del Plata
  • Norte Surf spot · 3.2 km from Mar del Plata

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About La Maquinita

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces E (110°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (290°). 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 very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 112). 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 month is usually April, 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 8 surf spots.

Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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  1. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Mar del Plata, 10 km (about 20 min by car)Ad

    La Maquinita is 10 km from the beds: plan on the drive each day you surf.

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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  2. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

La Maquinita on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct95 ft6 smushy156kJ9°C
Mon 19Oct455 ft8 smushy241kJ9°C
Tue 20Oct354 ft8 smushy165kJ12°C
Wed 21Oct293 ft8 ssoft124kJ13°C
Thu 22Oct153 ft7 smushy53kJ14°C
Fri 23Oct182 ft8 smushy51kJ13°C
Sat 24Oct112 ft7 smushy21kJ13°C
Sun 25Oct163 ft9 smushy107kJ13°C
Mon 26Oct464 ft7 smushy141kJ15°C
Tue 27Oct393 ft7 smushy64kJ15°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    No way there we can work out.

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Acantilados

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Acantilados

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 12 kn (23 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 32 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    No way there we can work out.

The plan picks the best of 22 spots near Mar del Plata each day: Acantilados, Alfonsina, Alicante, Biología, Cabo corrientes, Cardiel, Constitucion, Diva, El Yacht, Honu Beach Mar Del Plata, La Maquinita, La Pepita, La Perla, la punta ( puerto), La Serena, Mariano, Norte, Sun rider, Tamarindo, Playa Serena, Varese, Waikiki, Waimea.

The trip from Mar del Plata, with every spot near it

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Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Mar del Plata, 10 km (about 20 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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