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 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cardiel (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
10.4° C
2.1° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 12PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
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2
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3
3
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
9
1.8
SSW
9
1.8
SSW
9
1.8
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
8
1.6
S
7
1.7
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
9
2.3
SSW
9
1.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
364
549
549
513
355
277
329
412
505
845
691
1517
1551
1431
1293
1111
828
501
375
667
582
572
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:25AM1.06m
3:33PM1.56m
4:37AM1.01m
4:36PM1.66m
5:42AM0.98m
5:36PM1.74m
Low Tide
8:36AM0.71m
11:31PM0.35m
9:15AM0.73m
00:43AM0.26m
10:20AM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:08
6:09
 mm
1
Temp °C
5
5
8
8
8
7
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
6
6
6
7
8
7
6
Feels °C
-4
-3
-1
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
5
4
3
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