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 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cardiel (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
9.9° C
1.2° 

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 Jul):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 11PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)--
Evening (16 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1
1
1
1
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
102
110
96
91
96
105
143
122
125
96
76
85
113
113
87
88
88
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:35PM1.93m
9:36AM1.02m
9:30PM1.90m
10:28AM1.03m
Low Tide
4:37AM0.09m
3:30PM0.65m
5:26AM0.14m
4:27PM0.63m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
 mm
9
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
15
17
17
15
14
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
11
11
11
13
14
14
18
17
14
13
8
8
6
6
5
5
4
4
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