Cardiel (Mar del Plata) Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.98° S 57.54° W

Cardiel (Mar del Plata) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cardiel (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
11.4°C
0.6° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 1PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (12 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
471
419
419
411
386
394
394
394
365
365
318
318
312
299
280
372
287
281
275
227
227
227
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:14AM1.32m
8:44PM1.30m
8:52AM1.38m
9:31PM1.20m
9:28AM1.41m
Low Tide
3:06AM0.44m
3:23PM0.37m
3:35AM0.52m
4:08PM0.33m
3:59AM0.60m
4:50PM0.32m
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6:09
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6:07
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6:05
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Temp °C
8
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
5
5
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
7
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
9
9
8
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