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 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cardiel (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
10.8°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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) at 8AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (23 Sep)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (23 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
12
2
SSE
13
1.9
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.5
SE
13
1.4
SE
13
1.4
SE
14
1.2
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.8
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
1.3
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2510
2052
1556
1354
1269
1198
1014
918
734
721
671
525
444
331
230
175
114
112
63
59
42
30
140
143
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
S
10
N
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:32AM0.88m
4:48PM1.37m
5:59AM0.90m
5:36PM1.41m
6:24AM0.94m
6:19PM1.45m
Low Tide
11:36PM0.47m
9:56AM0.74m
00:28AM0.45m
11:06AM0.69m
1:12AM0.43m
12:11PM0.63m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:35
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6:46
6:47
6:47
 mm
Temp °C
6
4
4
6
10
14
15
12
12
12
13
13
16
20
20
17
15
14
13
16
19
20
16
15
Feels °C
1
-2
-3
-2
1
5
8
6
5
4
6
6
10
15
17
13
10
9
10
13
15
16
13
13
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