Cardiel (Mar del Plata) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 20 Mar 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
20.9° C
(Which is 2.8°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 3PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (20 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
ESE
1.2
E
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
0.9
E
1.4
SW
0.8
E
0.9
SSW
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)1010101010101066676788797999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)244239239143277109100109112120128141801191091639584747456575689
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NNE
10
N
20
NNE
20
N
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:01AM
1.63
8:22PM
1.30
8:47AM
1.60
9:03PM
1.41
9:35AM
1.53
9:46PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:30PM
0.46
3:16AM
0.49
4:06PM
0.50
4:09AM
0.42
4:41PM
0.56
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise-6:52-------6:52-------6:54------
Sunset----7:01-------7:00-------6:59---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181821212020202121191920181716151415201919191818
Feels °C (?)171719191818182019201920131213121113181617161516
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