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Cardiel (Mar del Plata) surf break

Cardiel (Mar del Plata) surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 -03
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Cardiel (Mar del Plata) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cardiel (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
20.9° C
 (Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cardiel (Mar del Plata) today?

The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 12PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am March 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (17 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

Table - waves today at Cardiel (Mar del Plata). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212121111111111111111111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)236186224176322330336330274274349268263308303291291194194164161125121116
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
20
NW
30
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:45AM
1.54
6:31PM
1.02
6:31AM
1.59
7:05PM
1.09
7:16AM
1.63
7:43PM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:31PM
0.48
12:26AM
0.71
2:13PM
0.46
1:26AM
0.64
2:52PM
0.45
2:21AM
0.56
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise-6:48-------6:50-------6:50------
Sunset----7:06-------7:05-------7:02---
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-176--------------------
Temp. °C222319191818171616171818181818181718232422212020
Feels °C (?)202316171615141314141414141414151516212118191817
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