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 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cardiel (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
10.5°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 4PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (04 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the E by Sun night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
1.6
S
9
2
S
6
2
S
7
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
9
2.3
S
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
244
115
91
142
105
128
162
225
276
273
373
318
382
491
565
574
708
904
597
528
424
368
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSE
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:04PM1.44m
00:57AM1.11m
1:01PM1.49m
2:08AM1.01m
2:06PM1.53m
Low Tide
6:28AM0.63m
7:38PM0.38m
6:52AM0.69m
8:50PM0.35m
7:15AM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:31
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
5
7
12
14
10
8
7
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
Feels °C
0
2
6
7
3
2
1
0
-1
-1
0
-1
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
2
2
1
1
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