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 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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):

  • 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 6PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)--
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 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
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)
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
1
SSW
7
1
S
7
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.6
S
7
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
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
109
116
89
85
81
108
100
68
47
50
43
37
26
25
25
24
25
15
15
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
15
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
S
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:44AM1.16m
10:58PM1.51m
11:30AM1.21m
11:52PM1.35m
12:17PM1.25m
Low Tide
5:13PM0.50m
6:13AM0.43m
6:06PM0.51m
6:44AM0.54m
7:01PM0.52m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
9
10
8
9
9
8
9
9
12
15
15
13
Feels °C
3
3
2
1
3
3
4
2
7
6
5
5
5
2
4
4
8
10
12
9
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