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 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cardiel (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
10.5°C
2.0° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 4PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (03 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1
2
1
1
0
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
1.5
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
7
1.1
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
0.8
S
7
1.1
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
9
0.9
S
9
1.4
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
61
76
110
112
172
198
222
204
111
86
105
96
56
107
93
197
302
375
343
127
123
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
SSW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:14AM1.38m
11:54PM1.23m
12:04PM1.44m
00:57AM1.11m
1:01PM1.49m
Low Tide
5:59AM0.56m
6:34PM0.40m
6:28AM0.63m
7:38PM0.38m
6:52AM0.69m
8:50PM0.35m
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
12
11
10
8
7
6
6
6
12
13
10
10
7
6
5
5
8
8
6
7
Feels °C
4
4
7
5
4
4
3
1
2
1
8
8
5
6
2
0
-2
-2
2
1
-1
-1
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