Villa Gesell Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.26° S 56.96° W

Villa Gesell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Villa Gesell sea temperature is
9.7° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Villa Gesell at 4AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
61
43
42
44
47
47
87
41
27
28
25
25
24
24
13
13
13
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
5
E
10
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:32PM0.98m
11:38AM0.91m
00:19AM0.87m
12:16PM0.93m
Low Tide
5:34PM0.17m
6:09AM0.29m
6:25PM0.19m
6:38AM0.36m
7:14PM0.23m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
10
14
14
11
Feels °C
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
4
5
4
4
3
3
2
6
10
11
7
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