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 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cardiel (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
9.9° C
1.3° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 12PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
1
SSE
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
125
122
117
108
102
97
91
113
140
84
82
61
43
42
30
29
27
27
19
34
69
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
E
10
SW
5
WSW
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:21AM1.06m
11:18PM1.69m
12:15PM1.10m
00:15AM1.54m
1:09PM1.16m
Low Tide
6:13AM0.21m
5:23PM0.62m
6:57AM0.31m
6:21PM0.62m
7:38AM0.42m
7:23PM0.63m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
3
2
Temp °C
8
8
8
9
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
9
11
9
7
Feels °C
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
6
7
5
7
7
4
1
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