Overview
- Persistent south and southeast winds with gusts up to 75 km/h combined with an extraordinary tide and full moon to drive the surge late Friday into Saturday.
- Beaches and coastal infrastructure suffered extensive damage, with carpas, parador equipment, lifeguard huts, and access ramps destroyed or displaced and large volumes of sand stripped away.
- Mar del Plata, Pinamar and Cariló, Villa Gesell, and several towns in the Partido de la Costa reported disrupted operations, with Mar del Tuyú among the hardest hit as water reached homes and broke an access ramp.
- Local Defensa Civil teams conducted preventive patrols and interventions for fallen trees and damaged signals, and the national meteorological service had issued a yellow alert for strong southern winds on Friday.
- No fatalities or evacuations were reported in Argentina, while rescue groups in Uruguay noted dozens of dead sea lion pups on the coasts of Maldonado and Rocha.