Villa Gesell surf break

Villa Gesell surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 04 May 2026 -03
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Villa Gesell surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Villa Gesell sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Villa Gesell today?

The current surf forecast for Villa Gesell at 8AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (04 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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)
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
788
874
702
514
408
283
199
145
138
93
91
88
59
58
51
49
26
25
24
27
24
33
110
155
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
25
N
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:44AM0.79m
9:16PM1.04m
10:15AM0.74m
9:48PM1.04m
10:41AM0.69m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.16m
3:19PM0.43m
4:33AM0.18m
3:55PM0.44m
5:18AM0.21m
4:32PM0.45m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
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7:30
7:31
7:31
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5:58
5:57
5:55
4
6
15
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
14
18
17
15
15
14
14
14
17
19
18
17
16
16
15
16
17
16
17
18
5
4
4
4
7
12
14
11
11
10
11
11
15
18
17
15
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
S
8
Energy kJ
788
874
702
514
408
283
199
145
138
93
91
88
59
58
51
49
25
25
24
27
24
24
14
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
16
0.5
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
6
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.4
S
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
11
Energy kJ
274
15
3
1
1
6
3
2
18
4
1
1
1
29
26
10
9
3
5
5
5
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
5
0.4
SE
13
0.5
SE
12
0.1
NE
5
0.2
N
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.4
SSE
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
7
43
69
1
1
1
1
40
6
10
6
13
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.2
N
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
N
4
0.6
WSW
7
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ENE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
Energy kJ
14
17
13
13
12
4
2
2
1
36
1
1
2
3
7
33
110
155
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
42
297
42
42
16
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
0
0
0
82
101
427
1255
962
1085
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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