Cardiel (Mar del Plata) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 27 Apr 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
17.9° C
(Which is 3.5°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 6PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)--
Afternoon (27 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (27 Apr)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
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4
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
10
2.1
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
11
2.2
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
1.5
SSW
9
1.9
SW
9
1.1
SSW
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
818
926
1148
1170
1046
878
738
627
558
462
415
368
332
292
244
180
147
140
338
547
220
203
165
135
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:49PM1.09m
4:31AM1.57m
5:35PM1.16m
5:31AM1.51m
6:17PM1.25m
6:25AM1.44m
Low Tide
11:25AM0.38m
10:50PM0.80m
12:20PM0.42m
00:06AM0.73m
1:06PM0.48m
1:09AM0.65m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:28
7:28
7:30
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6:07
6:06
6:05
6:04
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
10
10
9
9
9
12
15
14
12
11
12
14
14
18
18
15
15
12
12
11
11
8
8
7
5
5
5
4
4
5
10
10
7
5
6
7
6
10
11
9
11
9
9
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
11
2.2
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
1.2
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSW
9
Energy kJ
403
926
1148
1170
1046
878
738
627
558
462
415
368
332
292
244
180
147
124
102
217
220
203
165
135
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
11
1.1
S
10
1.1
SSW
10
1
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
7
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
Energy kJ
516
250
245
181
135
103
72
49
51
32
29
19
18
11
11
4
1
2
82
64
64
64
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
10
2
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
10
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
NW
2
0.6
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
WNW
4
1.1
SW
7
1.5
SSW
9
1.9
SW
9
0.3
NNW
2
0.5
NNW
3
Energy kJ
818
836
637
491
3
2
8
5
3
3
7
14
20
25
140
338
547
1
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
570
4
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
8
8
95
137
390
400
438
567
160
1
0
0
8
95
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
2
3
3
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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