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 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cardiel (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
10.0° C
1.6° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.8
S
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
132
132
106
106
109
116
89
85
64
89
65
68
46
48
42
26
26
25
25
26
15
14
14
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
NE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:07PM1.65m
10:44AM1.16m
10:58PM1.51m
11:30AM1.21m
11:52PM1.35m
12:17PM1.25m
Low Tide
5:37AM0.33m
5:13PM0.50m
6:13AM0.43m
6:06PM0.51m
6:44AM0.54m
7:01PM0.52m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
Temp °C
10
8
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
11
14
14
13
Feels °C
7
4
2
2
4
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
5
6
6
5
4
3
3
3
7
10
11
9
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