Cardiel (Mar del Plata) surf break

Cardiel (Mar del Plata) surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 03 May 2026 -03
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Cardiel (Mar del Plata) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cardiel (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cardiel (Mar del Plata) today?

The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 11AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (03 May)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (03 May)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
!
!
!
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
11
2
S
13
2
S
13
2.2
SSE
14
2.2
SSE
14
2.1
SSE
14
2
SSE
14
1.8
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
907
1314
1357
1665
1859
1605
1461
1179
960
681
519
418
313
247
231
184
135
94
120
55
85
86
58
55
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
W
15
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
S
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
8:48AM1.22m
8:38PM1.52m
9:32AM1.16m
9:10PM1.54m
10:15AM1.10m
9:41PM1.55m
Low Tide
3:29AM0.46m
3:02PM0.75m
4:07AM0.43m
3:22PM0.79m
4:43AM0.41m
3:45PM0.82m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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7:31
7:33
7:33
7:35
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6:00
5:59
5:58
5:57
Temp °C
9
8
10
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
15
18
17
14
15
15
15
15
18
20
17
15
15
14
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
8
13
14
10
12
11
11
11
14
17
15
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
11
2
S
13
2
S
13
2.2
SSE
14
2.2
SSE
14
2.1
SSE
14
2
SSE
14
1.8
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
8
Energy kJ
907
1314
1357
1665
1859
1605
1461
1179
960
681
519
418
313
247
231
184
135
94
120
55
85
86
58
55
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.5
NNE
6
0.3
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.7
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
329
164
18
7
44
60
61
39
48
45
28
47
46
45
29
27
16
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.4
SE
13
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
3
1
2
42
65
69
58
46
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.7
WSW
7
0.9
SW
7
Energy kJ
3
3
9
27
26
21
20
10
8
2
4
1
4
43
63
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
1
1
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
1
0
0
8
95
95
137
366
366
137
111
137
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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