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Villa Gesell surf break

Villa Gesell surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 -03
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Villa Gesell surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Villa Gesell sea temperature is
19.8° C
(Which is 4.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Villa Gesell today?

The current surf forecast for Villa Gesell at 9AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

Table - waves today at Villa Gesell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
0.6
SE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
SE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
E
0.8
E
0.5
SE
0.8
ESE
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
S
Period(s) (?)7811101212111111111111115666771010677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7845666323530940039338637942346249912612213095865549111113128106
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
40
ENE
35
NE
35
N
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
W
35
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:51AM
0.96
9:44PM
1.27
10:42AM
0.88
10:35PM
1.28
11:34AM
0.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:08AM
-0.05
4:00PM
0.32
5:08AM
-0.04
4:45PM
0.34
6:09AM
-0.01
5:33PM
0.35
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---7:16-------7:18-------7:18----
Sunset------6:15-------6:13-------6:12-
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--2422151-121-486-------
Temp. °C161614131414141314141415161718171613121417181715
Feels °C (?)1313121111108999910111114131397911131412
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