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 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cardiel (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
10.2°C
1.4° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 1AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
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
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
9
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
328
415
465
341
232
388
352
295
248
211
173
143
146
119
94
94
64
55
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
SW
5
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:38PM1.30m
10:45AM1.32m
11:30PM1.17m
11:25AM1.33m
Low Tide
5:03PM0.40m
5:19AM0.56m
5:49PM0.40m
5:42AM0.64m
6:37PM0.41m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:39
6:40
6:42
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
5
4
4
3
6
8
9
7
5
5
6
8
16
20
20
19
Feels °C
-1
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
3
1
-1
-2
-1
2
12
17
19
18
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