Villa Gesell Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.26° S 56.96° W

Villa Gesell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Villa Gesell sea temperature is
9.6° C
1.0° 

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):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE 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 6PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
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 6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.7
SSE
7
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
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
52
41
31
28
25
25
24
24
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
S
10
SSE
10
NNE
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NNW
10
NW
15
N
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
W
10
S
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:38AM0.91m
00:19AM0.87m
12:16PM0.93m
1:08AM0.78m
12:54PM0.93m
Low Tide
6:25PM0.19m
6:38AM0.36m
7:14PM0.23m
7:07AM0.41m
8:02PM0.26m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
Temp °C
7
8
7
7
8
8
7
6
10
14
14
12
11
9
8
9
12
15
15
9
Feels °C
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
6
9
11
8
7
5
4
5
8
13
12
3
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