Cardiel (Mar del Plata) Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.98° S 57.54° W

Cardiel (Mar del Plata) WaveFinder

Issued: 2 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cardiel (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
11.8°C
1.7° 

Cardiel (Mar del Plata) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Cardiel (Mar del Plata) surf forecast from 6 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 10 Oct, 6PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period, ESE swell with cross-shore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Sunday 11 Oct, 12PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period, ESE swell with 1,904 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 6 Oct, 9AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) this week:

The surf forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 06) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Cardiel (Mar del Plata) in the next 16 days are 3.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 11) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Monday (Oct 12) at 6AM.

Wave TypeTime (-03) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 9AM (Tue 6th Oct)2.5ft (0.7m) 9s
Best Surf 6PM (Sat 10th Oct)8ft (2.4m) 10s
Most Powerful12PM (Sun 11th Oct)10ft (3.0m) 11s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cardiel (Mar del Plata) over the next 16 days.


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