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 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cardiel (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
9.9° C
1.6° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 3AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
9
1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
156
119
116
90
90
88
65
69
87
112
97
111
135
156
167
148
155
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:24PM1.82m
9:11AM1.06m
9:16PM1.76m
9:57AM1.11m
Low Tide
4:16AM0.17m
3:28PM0.54m
4:58AM0.24m
4:21PM0.51m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
4
5
4
5
5
6
7
6
6
6
7
9
10
11
11
12
9
9
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