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 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cardiel (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
10.2° C
1.9° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 4PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (07 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
!
0
0
1
1
!
0
1
3
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)
1.7
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.3
S
7
0.7
SE
8
1.2
SSE
7
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
1.1
SW
7
1.5
SW
9
1.7
SSW
9
2.4
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
10
2.3
SSW
10
2
S
10
1.7
S
10
2
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
345
193
59
143
86
86
160
153
121
343
450
924
820
377
433
506
702
1024
770
529
617
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:30PM1.38m
2:12AM1.15m
2:30PM1.47m
3:25AM1.06m
3:33PM1.56m
Low Tide
7:43AM0.61m
8:49PM0.50m
8:09AM0.67m
10:10PM0.43m
8:36AM0.71m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:43
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
5
9
11
10
8
7
7
7
7
9
10
8
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
1
-1
3
4
5
2
1
-1
0
-1
0
1
1
0
-2
-3
-3
-3
1
2
2
2
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