Villa Gesell Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.26° S 56.96° W

Villa Gesell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Villa Gesell sea temperature is
9.8° C
1.1° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Villa Gesell at 6AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
1.4
SSW
5
1.7
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
SSE
11
2.4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
13
13
12
12
113
248
306
362
476
443
509
486
441
383
755
315
342
377
584
555
469
1320
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
SSW
45
SSW
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:08AM0.78m
12:54PM0.93m
2:01AM0.70m
1:33PM0.93m
3:07AM0.64m
2:18PM0.92m
Low Tide
7:07AM0.41m
8:02PM0.26m
7:37AM0.44m
8:51PM0.29m
8:13AM0.47m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
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cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:16
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
8
8
12
16
9
8
7
7
7
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
4
4
8
11
12
9
Feels °C
6
6
3
3
7
11
-1
-1
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
1
1
0
-1
-3
-3
0
3
6
4
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