Surf Forecasts:
Villa Gesell surf forecast from 16 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 23 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 23 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period, SSE swell with 294 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 17 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Villa Gesell this week:
The surf forecast for Villa Gesell over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 17) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Villa Gesell in the next 16 days are 1.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 23) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Friday (Jul 17) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3PM (Fri 17th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Villa Gesell over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, grab a coffee, mate, let's look at what's happening at Villa Gesell. To be brutally honest, the next two weeks are a write-off for anything decent. We're looking at a long, painful gap of no real surf on offer from now until the 30th of July. The conditions are just persistently poor – a lot of onshore wind, cross-onshore wind, and messy, choppy conditions. The wind is just wrong for this exposed sandbar setup. We're seeing very weak energy levels, often under 200 (that's the combined energy reading), and the swell is just not lining up. You'd be better off leaving the board in the shed.
Then, things try to get interesting right at the very end of the window. On the 30th of July, we get a significant pulse of swell from the SSE, hitting 10ft, but the wind is still light cross-onshore or onshore, so the quality is marginal. The energy ramps up massively to 2802 and then 3027, but it's not clean.
The real standout, and this is a long-range shot, is the 31st of July morning. The forecast shows a serious 15ft SSE groundswell with a very long period of 13 seconds, and the combined energy is a massive 9965 – that's strong to very strong energy. The wind is forecast to be light NNE, which is cross-offshore, meaning clean conditions. However, for a break like this, a 15ft swell is properly big, only for experts. The long period will also mean it's a peaky, powerful wave, not ideal for a beach break, but if you're a confident charger, it could be the session of the month. The afternoon sees it drop to 8ft with a cross-shore wind, so the window is tight.
So, nothing to get excited about for two weeks, then a potential big, clean swell on the 31st of July morning. Keep your eyes on that one.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the S by Sat night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon night, light winds from the SE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 10 | SE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 68 | 66 | 86 | 68 | 173 | 141 | 62 | 171 | 92 | 226 | 221 | 125 | 259 | 132 | 127 | 148 | 91 | 84 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:13PM1.34m | 9:53AM0.73m | 10:10PM1.28m | 10:43AM0.74m | 11:05PM1.19m | 11:33AM0.77m | 00:00AM1.08m | 12:22PM0.80m | 00:54AM0.96m | 1:10PM0.84m | 1:51AM0.85m | 1:57PM0.87m | 2:52AM0.77m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:43AM0.05m | 3:53PM0.21m | 5:34AM0.10m | 4:55PM0.20m | 6:19AM0.15m | 5:54PM0.21m | 7:00AM0.22m | 6:51PM0.22m | 7:35AM0.29m | 7:45PM0.25m | 8:05AM0.36m | 8:37PM0.27m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 68 | 66 | 86 | 68 | 173 | 141 | 62 | 49 | 31 | 71 | 91 | 82 | 139 | 70 | 37 | 49 | 91 | 84 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | E 10 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | S 11 | SE 12 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 9 | — | 73 | — | 111 | 111 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 16 | S 8 | S 7 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | ENE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 16 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | N 3 | N 4 | — | S 3 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 76 | 5 | 9 | — | 6 | 148 | 39 | 54 | 171 | 92 | 226 | 221 | 125 | 259 | 132 | 127 | 148 | 86 | 11 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 108 | 108 | 0 | 82 | 321 | 390 | 212 | 212 | 82 | 212 | 211 | 211 | 212 | 972 | 212 | 105 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
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