Villa Gesell surf break

Villa Gesell surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 05 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
16.1° C
(Which is 2.0°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 7AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 86mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
1
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
E
7
0.7
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
12
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
93
91
64
59
58
57
49
30
25
25
26
26
40
88
117
153
148
106
119
143
143
167
299
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
20
NE
30
NNE
20
NNW
20
N
20
NW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:16PM1.04m
10:15AM0.74m
9:48PM1.04m
10:41AM0.69m
10:22PM1.02m
11:04AM0.65m
Low Tide
4:33AM0.18m
3:55PM0.44m
5:18AM0.21m
4:32PM0.45m
6:05AM0.26m
5:08PM0.45m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:31
7:31
7:31
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5:57
5:55
5:54
4
7
9
7
19
35
4
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
10
9
9
11
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
13
16
16
15
17
17
16
12
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
12
1.2
ENE
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
SSE
12
1
S
12
Energy kJ
138
93
91
64
59
58
57
49
25
25
25
26
26
13
14
14
52
148
106
85
98
84
167
299
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSW
7
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
Energy kJ
1
18
1
1
1
1
1
25
10
10
5
3
5
5
13
5
45
77
119
143
143
64
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.2
N
4
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
S
8
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
Energy kJ
1
1
6
1
1
31
28
30
25
10
9
13
13
5
40
46
46
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.5
SW
7
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
4
1
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.9
NE
7
0.3
NW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
W
2
0.7
WSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
23
2
4
21
40
88
117
153
361
1
1
1
10
15
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
16
0
16
82
95
108
101
101
108
323
1255
1255
1099
426
212
82
16
0
83
83
83
385
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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