Villa Gesell Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.26° S 56.96° W

Villa Gesell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Villa Gesell at 3AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.1
S
5
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
162
127
130
106
106
83
85
87
88
63
41
41
41
42
44
54
41
43
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:44PM1.10m
10:57AM0.88m
11:32PM0.98m
11:38AM0.91m
Low Tide
4:40PM0.16m
5:36AM0.23m
5:34PM0.17m
6:09AM0.29m
6:25PM0.19m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
12
11
10
10
9
8
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Feels °C
9
7
7
7
5
2
3
3
0
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
5
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