Cardiel (Mar del Plata) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 13 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
20.3° C
(Which is 1.4°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 10AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (13 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.5
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)777777788887545566666664
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)866852393973384041303014172859991191201037553402848
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
15
WSW
20
SW
40
SSW
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:21AM
1.22
3:46PM
1.09
4:06AM
1.28
4:50PM
1.02
4:49AM
1.34
5:48PM
0.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:02PM
0.62
9:58AM
0.64
9:28PM
0.69
11:15AM
0.60
9:57PM
0.74
12:20PM
0.53
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise--5:41-------5:43-------5:43-----
Sunset------8:14-------8:14-------8:14-
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C171717192121201919191923262523212120222731262118
Feels °C (?)161515161819181819201922232119171818202529241511
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