Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cardiel (Mar del Plata) today (20 Aug):
- 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 (1.8m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 9PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cardiel (Mar del Plata). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 14 | 160 | 268 | 419 | 487 | 526 | 626 | 786 | 732 | 678 | 1102 | 1102 | 1337 | 1795 | 1588 | 1618 | 1622 | 1591 | 2134 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:06PM1.27m | 1:56AM1.08m | 1:56PM1.29m | 3:08AM1.00m | 2:50PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59PM0.52m | 7:33AM0.70m | 9:03PM0.53m | 7:58AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 4 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 678 | 678 | 725 | 755 | 618 | 955 | 955 | 955 | 1255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 248 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 44 | 160 | 268 | 419 | 487 | 526 | 626 | 786 | 732 | 678 | 1102 | 1102 | 1337 | 1795 | 1588 | 1618 | 1622 | 1591 | 2134 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1066 | 1066 | 1349 | 1180 | 1329 | 1180 | 1319 | 1329 | 1329 | 1368 | 1362 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 176 | 176 | 528 | 567 | 176 | 176 |
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