Cardiel (Mar del Plata) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Sunday 12 Apr 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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.7°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 9PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.6
NE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)101111111077778888777415151414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)503130292010182727323320191818161222353348120114111
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
E
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassoncrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:53PM
0.94
3:08AM
1.45
4:32PM
0.98
4:10AM
1.49
5:10PM
1.04
5:05AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:57AM
0.56
8:20PM
0.84
11:00AM
0.55
9:30PM
0.81
11:55AM
0.54
10:50PM
0.76
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-------7:13-------7:15-------7:16
Sunset--6:27-------6:25-------6:23-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202220191817161518202018161515162122212018181919
Feels °C (?)192119181715151518191816141213141819201817171920
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