Cardiel (Mar del Plata) Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.98° S 57.54° W

Cardiel (Mar del Plata) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cardiel (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
10.2° C
1.9° 

Cardiel (Mar del Plata) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cardiel (Mar del Plata) today (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 8AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (11 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (11 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 5°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.5
S
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1271
1111
854
553
759
667
582
582
582
485
423
455
404
980
815
590
432
390
325
303
387
419
539
583
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
N
5
S
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:42AM0.98m
5:36PM1.74m
6:40AM0.98m
6:35PM1.81m
7:33AM1.00m
7:31PM1.84m
Low Tide
00:43AM0.26m
10:20AM0.73m
1:44AM0.19m
12:14PM0.70m
2:39AM0.14m
1:31PM0.65m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:37
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6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
6
6
7
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
Feels °C
4
4
2
3
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
4
5
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