Villa Gesell Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.26° S 56.96° W

Villa Gesell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Villa Gesell sea temperature is
9.8° C
1.2° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Villa Gesell at 3PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
160
177
157
162
127
130
106
106
81
81
85
96
68
44
42
40
41
41
62
57
43
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
0
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
10:15AM0.84m
10:44PM1.10m
10:57AM0.88m
11:32PM0.98m
11:38AM0.91m
Low Tide
5:00AM0.17m
4:40PM0.16m
5:36AM0.23m
5:34PM0.17m
6:09AM0.29m
6:25PM0.19m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
13
12
11
11
10
9
8
7
8
7
7
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
Feels °C
12
12
13
11
9
7
9
7
5
2
0
2
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
3
4
6
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