Cardiel (Mar del Plata) surf break

Cardiel (Mar del Plata) surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 -03
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Cardiel (Mar del Plata) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cardiel (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
18.9° C
(Which is 4.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cardiel (Mar del Plata) today?

The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 12PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SW
7
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
71
62
44
47
25
40
37
20
19
18
18
16
16
15
15
17
51
67
65
69
55
92
96
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NW
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:21PM1.08m
00:00AM1.77m
1:33PM1.02m
1:05AM1.72m
2:49PM1.01m
2:15AM1.67m
Low Tide
7:01AM0.20m
5:50PM0.83m
8:06AM0.24m
6:39PM0.85m
9:13AM0.29m
7:48PM0.86m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
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7:22
7:24
7:24
7:26
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6:12
6:10
6:09
6:07
1
Temp °C
14
14
18
20
19
17
15
14
13
13
17
20
19
17
16
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
12
10
9
12
16
16
14
11
10
8
8
12
16
17
14
13
14
14
11
10
9
9
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
SW
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSE
8
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
S
10
0.9
ESE
5
Energy kJ
45
40
62
37
26
17
16
37
20
19
18
18
16
16
10
11
13
51
67
59
62
27
92
40
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
SSW
7
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SSW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
S
10
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.6
S
9
0.5
SSE
5
0.7
S
10
Energy kJ
73
71
37
44
39
25
40
10
11
11
9
12
12
10
15
15
17
7
6
2
1
55
14
96
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSW
7
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
34
33
31
29
47
25
26
15
14
12
12
5
5
5
5
5
4
2
1
1
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
W
2
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
1
E
5
Energy kJ
2
3
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
2
1
10
34
65
69
33
34
46
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
43
55
13
13
13
13
15
485
485
485
1078
1107
566
120
14
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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