Alfar, Argentina
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About Alfar
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces SE (144°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (324°). 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 105). 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 months are usually April, May and June, 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 9 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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Nearest beds: Mar del Plata, 12 km (about 25 min by car)Ad
No town with beds to book is nearer Alfar: plan on the drive each day you surf.
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Forecast
The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 8, poor | 5 ft7 smushy | 229kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots | 9°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 42, fair | 5 ft8 smushy | 287kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots | 9°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 45, fair | 4 ft8 smushy | 179kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots | 12°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 34, poor | 3 ft8 ssoft | 133kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots | 13°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 28, too small | 3 ft8 smushy | 82kJ | wind from the north-east, 11 knots | 14°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 21, too small | 2 ft8 smushy | 57kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots | 13°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 13, too small | 2 ft8 smushy | 27kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots | 13°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 19, poor | 3 ft9 smushy | 122kJ | wind from the east, 10 knots | 13°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 58, good | 3 ft7 smushy | 105kJ | offshorewind from the north, 7 knots, offshore | 15°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 41, fair | 3 ft7 smushy | 60kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore | 15°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
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
No way there we can work out.
- Tue 20 OctSurf Alfar
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 10 kn (18 km/h).
- Wed 21 OctSurf Alfar
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 13 kn (24 km/h).
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 34 of 80.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
No way there we can work out.
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