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 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cardiel (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
9.9° C
1.2° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 9AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (16 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
48
49
54
52
111
81
99
94
77
160
94
101
109
108
88
69
73
81
113
113
88
90
94
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NW
10
NW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:43AM1.02m
8:35PM1.93m
9:36AM1.02m
9:30PM1.90m
10:28AM1.03m
Low Tide
3:45AM0.09m
2:31PM0.68m
4:37AM0.09m
3:30PM0.65m
5:26AM0.14m
4:27PM0.63m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
5:51
 mm
2
3
6
5
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
12
16
17
14
14
14
15
15
14
16
17
16
13
11
10
9
8
8
9
8
8
Feels °C
8
9
11
9
13
15
11
11
11
14
13
12
14
17
16
10
7
6
4
3
2
4
3
3
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