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la punta ( puerto), 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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Vista de la costanera desde la escollera Norte
Near la punta ( puerto), 2 km away. Photo: Marianogemin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About la punta ( puerto)

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

The spot faces NE (58°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (238°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 600 m out (1 in 61). 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 22°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Mar del Plata, 5.1 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 10 surf spots.

Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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Forecast

la punta ( puerto) does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

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Forecast and score for expert surfers at la punta ( puerto), each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct32, too small6 ft7 smushy322kJwind from the south, 9 knots9°C
Mon 19Oct31, too small5 ft8 smushy241kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots9°C
Tue 20Oct11, too small4 ft8 smushy162kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots12°C
Wed 21Oct6, too small3 ft9 smushy120kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots13°C
Thu 22Oct5, too small2 ft6 smushy37kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct7, too small3 ft6 smushy44kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots13°C
Sat 24Oct4, too small2 ft7 smushy20kJwind from the east, 9 knots13°C
Sun 25Oct4, too small3 ft9 smushy97kJwind from the east, 10 knots13°C
Mon 26Oct11, too small4 ft7 smushy132kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots15°C
Tue 27Oct10, too small2 ft7 smushy49kJwind from the west-north-west, 2 knots15°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    No way there we can work out.

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  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.

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