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 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cardiel (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
10.4° C
2.1° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 9PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
0
0
1
1
0
1
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3
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
8
1.6
S
8
1.7
S
7
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
9
2.2
SSW
9
2.3
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
606
662
402
316
320
381
471
757
1320
1517
1551
1406
1237
1111
854
501
375
667
582
572
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
High Tide
3:33PM1.56m
4:37AM1.01m
4:36PM1.66m
5:42AM0.98m
5:36PM1.74m
Low Tide
11:31PM0.35m
9:15AM0.73m
00:43AM0.26m
10:20AM0.73m
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:08
6:09
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
7
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
6
6
Feels °C
-1
-1
0
1
0
1
0
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
3
3
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