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 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 3AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (11 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (11 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon night, min 5°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
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3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.5
S
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1525
1406
1271
1111
854
553
759
667
582
582
582
485
423
463
1059
1016
815
604
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
W
0
S
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:36PM1.66m
5:42AM0.98m
5:36PM1.74m
6:40AM0.98m
6:35PM1.81m
Low Tide
00:43AM0.26m
10:20AM0.73m
1:44AM0.19m
12:14PM0.70m
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
7
7
7
7
Feels °C
4
5
4
4
4
3
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
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