Surf-Forecast | Villa Gesell Surf Guide

Lat Long: 37.26° S 56.96° W

Issued: 8 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Villa Gesell sea temperature is

15.1°C

Villa Gesell surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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Villa Gesell Surf Guide

Villa Gesell in Provincia de Buenos Aires is an exposed sandbar break that has consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the best times of year for waves. Offshore winds blow from the northwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southeast. The sandbar break provides left and right handers. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Watch out for dangerous rips.

Villa Gesell Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	2	consistent	15.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Villa Gesell:

The best conditions reported for surf at Villa Gesell occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Villa Gesell (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Villa Gesell with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 29% of the time in May while 48% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 23% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

29%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

48%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

23%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Villa Gesell Location Map

Interactive Villa Gesell surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Villa Gesell is Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) in Argentina, which is 6 km (4 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Villa Gesell is Mar Del Plata Airport (MDQ), also in Argentina, 93 km (58 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Villa Gesell Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 4 November 2026, 11:19 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 04
ft, °F	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM
Wave (m)	NE	E	E	E
Period (s)	5	5	6	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on

What does Villa Gesell look like?

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Tides at Villa Gesell

Current tide and informaton

For Villa Gesell, 1 km from Villa Gesell.

Next High Water: 03:37pm | 1.05m

Next Low Water: 10:46pm | 0.24m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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low tide

Villa Gesell Sea Temperature

The water temperature at Villa Gesell is rather cool (15.1 °C) and the air temperature will feel similar. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.