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 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cardiel (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
10.1° C
1.7° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 9AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
1.3
ENE
5
1.6
NE
6
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
29
41
55
27
18
66
61
125
117
101
130
93
82
74
90
171
29
28
142
144
148
136
142
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
N
15
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:45AM0.93m
7:18PM1.55m
8:14AM0.92m
7:55PM1.58m
8:41AM0.93m
8:32PM1.61m
Low Tide
2:30AM0.41m
12:52PM0.75m
3:08AM0.39m
1:41PM0.71m
3:45AM0.37m
2:27PM0.67m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
2
3
4
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
8
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
14
15
15
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
9
8
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
4
2
1
2
3
6
6
5
10
11
14
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