Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cardiel (Mar del Plata) today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 2PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cardiel (Mar del Plata). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | SSW 8 | NE 5 | NE 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 28 | 39 | 56 | 51 | 56 | 80 | 83 | 70 | 64 | 49 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:06PM1.33m | 1:33AM0.97m | 12:52PM1.31m | 2:50AM0.92m | 1:47PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03AM0.71m | 7:27PM0.43m | 6:29AM0.75m | 8:22PM0.45m | 7:04AM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 80 | 83 | 5 | 64 | 49 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 12 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 4 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | E 12 | S 9 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | E 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 16 | — | 12 | 28 | 39 | 56 | 51 | 56 | 158 | 131 | 70 | — | 14 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 17 | 473 | 1379 | 1355 | 1349 | 1349 | 15 | 55 | 137 | 1349 | 1355 | 1394 | 1387 | 1387 | 120 | 14 | 14 | 137 | 14 | 176 | 0 |
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