Villa Gesell surf break

Villa Gesell surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 04 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
16.5° C
(Which is 2.3°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 11AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (04 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (04 May)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, strong winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
1.1
ENE
4
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
702
514
408
283
218
183
138
93
91
64
59
58
73
49
41
25
25
25
24
46
148
240
168
249
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
SW
5
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
35
NNE
10
NNE
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:44AM0.79m
9:16PM1.04m
10:15AM0.74m
9:48PM1.04m
10:41AM0.69m
10:22PM1.02m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.16m
3:19PM0.43m
4:33AM0.18m
3:55PM0.44m
5:18AM0.21m
4:32PM0.45m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
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7:30
7:31
7:31
7:31
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5:58
5:57
5:55
5:54
2
6
9
4
6
Temp °C
12
11
15
18
17
16
15
14
14
14
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
15
17
18
17
5
4
8
13
13
12
11
10
11
11
15
16
14
13
14
14
13
11
10
11
8
11
13
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
1.1
E
7
Energy kJ
702
514
408
283
218
183
138
93
91
64
59
58
73
49
41
25
25
25
24
13
14
42
71
114
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
N
3
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.4
SW
8
0.2
SSW
7
0.7
SSE
11
Energy kJ
15
1
1
1
3
3
1
18
1
1
1
1
26
11
3
5
6
5
5
14
5
107
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.5
SW
8
0.1
NE
5
0.2
N
4
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.2
S
9
0.1
SE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
9
1
SSE
11
Energy kJ
1
1
31
1
1
44
40
6
5
14
13
13
16
249
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
W
2
0.6
SW
7
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
4
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
Energy kJ
16
13
10
4
12
12
1
1
1
36
2
4
13
46
148
240
168
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
42
297
42
42
16
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
0
0
0
82
101
427
1255
962
1085
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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