Villa Gesell Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.26° S 56.96° W

Villa Gesell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Villa Gesell sea temperature is
9.8° C
1.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Villa Gesell today (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Villa Gesell at 7PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
1
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
1.4
SSW
5
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
2.2
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
S
10
1.4
SSE
12
2.3
S
11
1.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
105
196
229
343
391
432
465
544
497
436
854
308
328
279
541
1230
525
1320
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
SSW
45
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:54PM0.93m
2:01AM0.70m
1:33PM0.93m
3:07AM0.64m
2:18PM0.92m
Low Tide
8:02PM0.26m
7:37AM0.44m
8:51PM0.29m
8:13AM0.47m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:16
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
9
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
7
6
5
4
4
8
11
11
8
Feels °C
8
10
0
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
0
2
1
0
-2
-3
-4
-1
2
4
2
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