Cardiel (Mar del Plata) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Monday 20 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
19.3° C
(Which is 4.2°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 3AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (21 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (21 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
0.6
ESE
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
S
1.8
SSW
1.1
S
1
S
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)121111111111111166666106777777699
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2112472432191904014785051792062191238567179273251337123971451016545
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
E
30
E
35
E
15
ENE
5
SSW
20
NW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononcross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:22PM
1.73
10:18AM
1.28
10:10PM
1.78
11:17AM
1.17
11:02PM
1.80
12:21PM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:59PM
0.68
5:03AM
0.22
4:35PM
0.75
6:01AM
0.20
5:11PM
0.80
7:01AM
0.20
Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-----7:22-------7:22-------7:22--
Sunset6:15-------6:15-------6:14-------
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1112553544232------------
Temp. °C141312111111121415171716161516181716141313131719
Feels °C (?)10987777910161814111091314139910101415
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