Cardiel (Mar del Plata) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 28 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
17.9° C
(Which is 3.5°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 5PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
Afternoon (28 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (28 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
3
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
1.3
SW
8
1.7
SSW
10
3
SW
10
1.6
S
11
1.4
SSW
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
558
453
368
368
375
292
244
180
150
250
544
1972
606
426
360
320
319
264
247
196
188
146
109
106
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
40
NW
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:35PM1.16m
5:31AM1.51m
6:17PM1.25m
6:25AM1.44m
6:55PM1.34m
7:15AM1.36m
Low Tide
12:20PM0.42m
00:06AM0.73m
1:06PM0.48m
1:09AM0.65m
1:44PM0.55m
2:02AM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:28
7:30
7:31
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6:06
6:05
6:04
6:02
Temp °C
12
15
14
12
11
13
13
14
17
17
15
13
13
12
10
10
15
18
16
14
14
13
13
14
6
10
10
7
5
6
6
6
9
10
9
9
10
8
5
4
9
13
13
10
10
9
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
S
11
1.4
SSW
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
Energy kJ
558
453
368
368
375
292
244
180
150
102
84
619
606
426
360
320
319
264
247
196
188
146
109
106
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
59
58
32
29
19
18
11
2
3
2
2
64
65
65
51
37
43
43
19
18
18
17
5
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
Energy kJ
10
4
2
2
2
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
NW
3
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
1.1
W
4
1.3
SW
8
1.7
SSW
10
3
SW
10
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
2
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
Energy kJ
6
5
5
2
3
11
20
21
42
250
544
1972
2
2
4
2
1
2
7
7
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
8
8
95
137
390
392
482
485
160
2
0
0
8
95
137
43
14
14
122
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
4
4
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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