Cardiel (Mar del Plata) Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.98° S 57.54° W

Cardiel (Mar del Plata) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cardiel (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
10.1° C
1.7° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 6PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)--
Afternoon (29 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
1.6
NE
6
0.4
SSE
9
1.4
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
37
66
61
125
117
101
130
93
110
74
71
159
29
170
132
144
181
356
192
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
ENE
5
N
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:18PM1.55m
8:14AM0.92m
7:55PM1.58m
8:41AM0.93m
8:32PM1.61m
Low Tide
12:52PM0.75m
3:08AM0.39m
1:41PM0.71m
3:45AM0.37m
2:27PM0.67m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
2
7
4
4
Temp °C
11
12
9
9
9
8
8
8
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
14
15
15
Feels °C
8
9
6
7
7
7
6
5
6
4
3
2
2
4
5
6
7
11
12
14
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