Cardiel (Mar del Plata) Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.98° S 57.54° W

Cardiel (Mar del Plata) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cardiel (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
10.3° C
2.0° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 5PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.4
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
167
138
115
113
85
81
81
52
52
52
40
39
53
20
19
56
83
109
117
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
N
25
N
20
NNW
10
W
5
WNW
15
NNW
5
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
5
ESE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
S
40
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:00AM1.12m
11:14PM1.48m
11:45AM1.20m
00:05AM1.38m
12:35PM1.29m
Low Tide
5:33PM0.59m
6:41AM0.48m
6:31PM0.57m
7:13AM0.55m
7:35PM0.54m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
3
16
8
Temp °C
12
12
9
9
10
10
12
12
13
15
12
11
11
9
8
8
8
7
7
8
Feels °C
11
10
6
6
5
6
10
11
10
13
10
8
9
4
2
2
1
-1
-2
-1
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