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 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cardiel (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
10.2° C
1.8° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 1PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (31 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
S
12
0.9
S
12
1.1
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
141
122
138
138
173
140
151
134
140
160
142
154
131
133
98
98
98
69
71
68
108
224
320
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
20
NW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
E
5
NE
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:41AM0.93m
8:32PM1.61m
9:09AM0.95m
9:09PM1.62m
9:42AM0.99m
Low Tide
3:45AM0.37m
2:27PM0.67m
4:22AM0.37m
3:11PM0.64m
4:58AM0.38m
3:56PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
14
3
6
2
Temp °C
9
9
10
10
12
14
15
16
16
14
13
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
2
3
5
5
6
9
10
14
14
11
8
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
3
4
3
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