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 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cardiel (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
10.1° 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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 5AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (21 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
ESE
5
0.4
E
10
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
43
57
40
91
89
31
30
37
37
37
38
39
40
40
39
37
28
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
20
S
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:15AM1.54m
1:09PM1.16m
1:15AM1.38m
2:03PM1.22m
Low Tide
6:21PM0.62m
7:38AM0.42m
7:23PM0.63m
8:15AM0.53m
8:31PM0.63m
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7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
4
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
Feels °C
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
2
4
4
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