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 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cardiel (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
10.0° C
1.5° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 7AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
8
1.7
S
6
1.9
S
7
2.1
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.2
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.1
S
9
2
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
14
15
14
203
319
487
624
654
753
788
750
678
982
1060
1153
1561
1846
1920
1479
1352
1693
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WSW
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:50AM1.21m
1:06PM1.27m
1:56AM1.08m
1:56PM1.29m
3:08AM1.00m
2:50PM1.31m
Low Tide
7:10AM0.63m
7:59PM0.52m
7:33AM0.70m
9:03PM0.53m
7:58AM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
14
11
8
7
6
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
6
5
4
4
9
12
9
8
Feels °C
6
5
4
4
8
4
0
-2
-3
-2
-2
0
-1
0
1
2
1
-2
-3
-3
1
4
2
3
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