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 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cardiel (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
9.8°C
1.4° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 8AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
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
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
96
73
78
78
78
57
57
56
38
39
76
69
46
45
42
26
25
24
23
22
22
24
24
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:34AM0.94m
7:30PM1.54m
8:02AM0.98m
8:08PM1.56m
8:33AM1.05m
8:47PM1.55m
Low Tide
2:35AM0.39m
1:25PM0.63m
3:11AM0.38m
2:15PM0.58m
3:46AM0.38m
3:03PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:25
6:25
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
13
15
15
13
12
10
10
10
15
17
17
15
12
11
10
9
14
17
17
15
Feels °C
7
7
6
8
10
11
12
10
9
6
6
6
13
14
14
12
8
7
6
3
9
13
14
11
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