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Cardiel (Mar del Plata) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 15 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
20.7° C
 (Which is 1.8°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 1AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
1
NE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
1.4
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)456666678855566656677666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)50971259669444137503549282927181283221196202195163178180
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
ESE
25
E
30
NE
30
NE
20
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
40
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
20
S
25
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:48PM
0.97
5:30AM
1.40
6:39PM
0.95
6:09AM
1.46
7:20PM
0.93
6:48AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:34PM
0.77
1:13PM
0.47
11:23PM
0.77
1:58PM
0.42
12:17AM
0.76
2:39PM
0.38
Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----5:45-------5:46-------5:47---
Sunset8:14-------8:13-------8:13-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------33------
Temp. °C191817171619201919181615162433251718181717171818
Feels °C (?)1312121313161613131211910182819121111121191010
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