Villa Gesell Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.26° S 56.96° W

Villa Gesell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Villa Gesell sea temperature is
10.2° C
1.5° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Villa Gesell at 8AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (21 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
S
10
1.3
SSE
12
2.4
SSW
11
2.4
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.9
S
11
2.2
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
13
4
S
14
3.5
SSE
16
2.3
SSE
15
2.2
SSE
14
2
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
236
352
435
422
465
486
492
436
340
308
328
308
478
1314
1304
639
882
1272
1624
5528
5394
2355
2005
1469
Wind (km/h)
35
S
40
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:01AM0.70m
1:33PM0.93m
3:07AM0.64m
2:18PM0.92m
4:26AM0.61m
3:18PM0.91m
Low Tide
7:37AM0.44m
8:51PM0.29m
8:13AM0.47m
9:44PM0.32m
8:55AM0.47m
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cloud
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
7
7
8
8
9
7
5
5
4
5
8
10
11
8
6
7
7
7
7
8
7
7
Feels °C
-1
-3
-1
-1
0
-1
1
1
-2
-2
-4
-3
-1
2
4
1
0
-1
-1
0
-1
1
1
2
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