Puerto Madero

Best Surf Season (June - October)

Puerto Madero is a southwest-facing beach, so the year really comes alive when the Southern Hemisphere storm track cranks up and sends persistent S/SSW/SW groundswell across the equatorial Pacific. From June through October, the average wave size sits in the 4.5-4.9ft (1.4-1.5m) range with periods in the 13-14s zone, and the overwhelming majority of the swell arrives from the optimal SSW/SW window. This is also the peak of East Pacific tropical cyclone season, which can throw XL, occasionally heavy waves into the coast. Offshore N/NNE/NE/ENE flow is present 51-56% of the time, and despite the arrival of the rainy season, the best windows are clean, glassy dawn patrols before ESE/SE cross-breezes build.