Surf spot

Varese

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Country: Argentina, North
Coordinates: -38.0136, -57.5283

Metric
Metric	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00	00:00
Wave height (m)	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.5	1.9	1.7	1.8	1.7	1.6	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.1	1	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.6	1.2	1.6	1.8	1.8	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.6	1.5	1.4	1.2	1.1	1	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4
Wave direction	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	WSW	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S
Wave period (s)	7.2	7.2	7.2	7	6.5	6.2	6.6	6.9	6.7	7.3	7.3	7	6.8	6.8	7	7	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.4	7.3	6.8	6.8	7	7	7.5	6.3	7.6	7	6.5	6.5	6.5	7	7	7.2	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.5	7.5	7.8	8	7.3	7.8	8.1	8.3	8.3	8.2	8.3	8.3	8.8	8.8
Wave energy (kJ)	165	144	165	212	300	233	270	275	236	166	161	158	149	122	93	76	61	53	45	40	29	23	15	14	12	11	10	6	8	47	151	220	266	278	254	245	295	266	230	206	164	136	115	82	63	63	55	63	47	46	44	36	32	27	25	22
Wind speed (km/h)	35.1	32.9	31.4	29.4	28.4	24	19.9	15.2	14.2	10.5	12.3	9.4	4.4	12.4	16.9	17.8	20	17.6	15.7	23.9	27.6	25.3	16.6	17.2	19.9	24.2	19.5	26.7	36.1	38.5	31.7	24.3	17.5	11	8.9	9.7	16.8	17.8	23.7	21.8	22	21.4	20.4	25.6	29.6	27.1	19.6	15.6	17.6	19.3	11	11.7	3.7	14.6	17.8	13.2
Wind direction	SEBlown out	SSECross-on	SSECross	SSECross	SCross	SCross	SCross-off	SCross	SCross	SWCross-off	SWOffshore	SWOffshore	NEGlassy	ENEOnshore	NEOnshore	NCross-on	NCross	NNWCross-off	NWCross-off	NNWCross	NWCross-off	NWCross-off	NWCross-off	NWCross-off	NWCross-off	NWCross-off	WOffshore	SWCross-off	SSWBlown out	SSWBlown out	SSWCross-off	SCross-off	SCross	SSECross	SSECross-on	NEOnshore	NECross-on	NECross-on	NECross-on	NCross-on	NCross	NCross	NNWCross	NNWCross-off	NNWCross	NNWCross	NNWCross	NCross	NNWCross	NNWCross-off	WNWCross-off	NWCross-off	SSWGlassy	ESECross-on	ESECross-on	ESEOnshore

Varese (Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires province, Argentina) is a small, popular urban surf spot on the Atlantic coast. It’s not in northern Argentina in the geographic sense; it’s in Mar del Plata, in the southeast of the country, but it may be listed as “North” in some surf directories depending on regional grouping.

Spot description

Type: Beach break
Wave quality: Usually short, fun, and workable rather than highly consistent or powerful
Best swell: Typically performs on S to SE swell with enough size to wrap into the bay
Wind: Best with offshore or light winds, often west or northwest offshore for this coast
Crowd: Often crowded because it’s close to the city and easy to access
Skill level: Good for beginner to intermediate surfers, though it can get punchier on bigger swells

Conditions

The wave tends to be faster and steeper on bigger days
Can be small and soft in weaker swell, making it suitable for longboards or beginners
Sandbars can shift, so the quality changes through the season and after storms

Local vibe

Very accessible, urban, and popular with locals
Close to amenities, making it one of the more convenient surf spots in Mar del Plata