Cardiel (Mar del Plata) Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.98° S 57.54° W

Cardiel (Mar del Plata) WaveFinder

Issued: 2 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cardiel (Mar del Plata) sea temperature is
9.6° C
0.5° 

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 7 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period, ESE swell with 378 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s 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 Wednesday (Jul 08) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Cardiel (Mar del Plata) in the next 16 days are 1.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 12PM.

Wave TypeTime (-03) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 3AM (Wed 8th Jul)2.5ft (0.7m) 10s
Best Surf 9AM (Sat 11th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 11s
Most Powerful 6PM (Sat 11th Jul)3.5ft (1.0m) 14s

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


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