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 pm 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 12AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
102
97
116
113
86
84
63
95
43
42
40
39
28
27
46
69
66
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:18PM1.69m
12:15PM1.10m
00:15AM1.54m
1:09PM1.16m
Low Tide
5:23PM0.62m
6:57AM0.31m
6:21PM0.62m
7:38AM0.42m
7:23PM0.63m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
3
4
4
3
4
4
6
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
6
7
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