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 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cardiel (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
9.8° C
1.2° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 1PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
0.6
E
10
1.4
SSE
5
1.2
S
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
0.7
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
94
105
116
125
125
96
73
90
92
92
90
90
68
80
101
85
103
268
321
260
78
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
E
15
SW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
S
Wind State
cross
glassy
off
on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:36AM1.02m
9:30PM1.90m
10:28AM1.03m
10:24PM1.81m
11:21AM1.06m
Low Tide
4:37AM0.09m
3:30PM0.65m
5:26AM0.14m
4:27PM0.63m
6:13AM0.21m
5:23PM0.62m
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mod rain
light rain
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light rain
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
7
2
2
2
1
2
Temp °C
14
15
16
15
14
13
12
10
10
10
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
12
15
16
15
13
10
9
7
6
5
7
5
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
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