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Cardiel (Mar del Plata) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 29 Jan 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
22.0° 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 6AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am January 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (29 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (29 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)81010999455666666666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35755045432830478369654974949110511212010610691108126130
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:08AM
1.50
4:03PM
1.07
4:09AM
1.60
5:13PM
1.02
5:10AM
1.70
6:17PM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:53AM
0.43
9:15PM
0.73
12:12PM
0.33
9:59PM
0.76
1:19PM
0.24
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise--5:58--------6:00-------6:01----
Sunset------8:06-------8:05-------8:04-
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------1--------------
Temp. °C171817182121212019191920202120201919202021212120
Feels °C (?)161717181918181819201919171815161616181718181717
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