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 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cardiel (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
12.4°C
1.0° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 8AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (18 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (18 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
8
1.5
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
354
346
440
661
575
562
466
466
436
436
418
426
435
443
469
478
478
419
394
394
394
340
340
340
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:05AM0.90m
11:58AM1.35m
2:20AM0.86m
12:49PM1.33m
3:28AM0.85m
1:52PM1.31m
Low Tide
5:39AM0.77m
7:48PM0.40m
6:22AM0.78m
8:44PM0.43m
7:13AM0.77m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
9
10
9
10
10
10
9
10
10
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
7
7
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
7
6
7
6
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