Villa Gesell surf break

Villa Gesell surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 12 May 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
14.6° C
(Which is 1.0°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 6PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)--
Afternoon (12 May)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (12 May)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1.8
S
11
2
SSE
11
3
S
11
2
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
2.3
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
666
703
294
836
916
1938
1054
944
723
711
596
1288
652
565
457
338
235
146
117
98
106
159
163
121
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:00PM0.66m
3:40AM0.99m
4:07PM0.75m
4:49AM1.00m
5:05PM0.87m
5:53AM1.01m
Low Tide
10:08AM0.30m
9:30PM0.32m
10:53AM0.29m
10:36PM0.25m
11:37AM0.29m
11:42PM0.15m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
5:49
5:47
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
8
11
12
12
11
10
9
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
10
9
9
9
6
5
5
4
3
2
2
5
6
7
6
6
5
6
6
7
10
11
9
8
7
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
2
SSE
11
2
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
Energy kJ
666
703
294
984
1054
944
723
711
596
628
652
565
457
338
235
146
117
98
106
159
126
121
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
5
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
16
0.2
ESE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.6
SE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSW
9
Energy kJ
5
6
9
23
9
9
8
8
96
10
80
100
80
86
29
139
163
88
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
15
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.1
SE
15
0.2
ESE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
Energy kJ
21
21
20
8
19
7
18
7
7
18
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
7
1.6
SSE
12
1.2
S
6
1.8
S
11
2
SSE
11
3
S
11
0.3
WNW
3
2.3
S
11
Energy kJ
138
692
101
836
916
1938
2
1288
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
83
385
434
473
83
83
82
83
83
83
42
42
82
17
16
0
16
66
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
5
5
4
3
2
3
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
4
5
5
4
3
2
3
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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