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 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cardiel (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
10.0° C
1.6° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 5AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
8
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
71
100
107
117
177
199
219
192
155
162
132
132
104
106
81
83
92
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:16PM1.76m
9:57AM1.11m
10:07PM1.65m
10:44AM1.16m
Low Tide
3:28PM0.54m
4:58AM0.24m
4:21PM0.51m
5:37AM0.33m
5:13PM0.50m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
12
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
Feels °C
5
6
7
9
11
11
11
11
10
7
7
6
3
1
1
0
2
1
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