Surf Forecasts:
Villa Gesell surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, SSE swell with 280 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 5 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE 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 Sunday (Jul 05) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Villa Gesell in the next 16 days are 1.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Monday (Jul 06) at 12PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Sun 5th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Villa Gesell over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, Rusty here, checkin' in with the outlook for Villa Gesell.
Mate, to be brutally honest, this 16-day window is a tough one for Villa Gesell. It's a bleak stretch, especially for the first week. You'll see a lot of small, weak, and messy conditions with scores that tell the real story. The spot is an exposed sandbar system, so it needs everything to line up. There's a big lull from now all the way through to the end of the second week. For the most part, we're looking at these small, junky swells under 3 feet, plagued by onshore or cross-shore breezes that chop it all up. It’s mostly flat and frustrating.
Looking at Saturday the 16th... we finally see a pulse of life. The morning of the 16th (Saturday) sees the first real glimmer of hope. A 6 ft swell from the SSW, with a short 7 second period, is small and a little raw, but the wind is glassy. Absolutely glassy. That is a major positive. For a sandbar, any window of dead calm is a gift, and it'll be the cleanest surf of the whole period. The combined energy reading is 290, weak to moderate energy, but the lack of wind means it'll be fun for a small-wave log or a fish.
The real standout, though, comes on the morning of Sunday the 19th. This is the one to circle on the calendar. We get a 6 ft groundswell from the SE at a very long 12 second period. This is proper energy (846 units). The wind is light and cross-offshore from the NNW. It won't be huge, but for a sandbar, clean, long-period swell is what you want for proper shape and longer rides. This will offer the best, most organised waves of the entire sixteen days. Expect the best conditions on offer for the Sunday afternoon as well as the wind holds offshore, offering 5 ft of very clean, lined-up surf.
Other than that, the week starting the 11th offers a few "surfable but ordinary" moments. The morning of Saturday the 11th has a 4 ft SE swell with clean conditions under a light N wind, and the morning of Monday the 13th has a very similar setup. They’re fine for a paddle and some small waves, but nothing compared to that Sunday on the 19th. The water temp is 51°F, which is about 2° warmer than average for this time of year, so it’s not a total freeze.
Stay patient, Villa Gesell crew. The first week and a half is pretty much a write-off. Wait for that glassy Saturday morning and then really pencil in Sunday the 19th. That's your session.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 44 | 71 | 83 | 107 | 74 | 69 | 49 | 74 | 63 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 206 | 248 | 229 | 237 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:09AM0.63m | 10:27PM1.05m | 10:45AM0.66m | 11:08PM1.04m | 11:26AM0.70m | 11:53PM1.02m | 12:11PM0.77m | 00:44AM0.99m | 1:01PM0.85m | 1:42AM0.95m | 1:55PM0.93m | 2:47AM0.90m | 2:55PM1.03m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28PM0.36m | 6:12AM0.27m | 5:15PM0.35m | 6:49AM0.28m | 6:06PM0.32m | 7:25AM0.30m | 7:01PM0.29m | 8:00AM0.31m | 8:00PM0.24m | 8:36AM0.34m | 9:01PM0.18m | 9:15AM0.35m | 10:05PM0.13m | ||||||||
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 | 8:02 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — |
 | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 15 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 75 | 44 | 71 | 83 | 107 | 74 | 69 | 33 | 74 | 63 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 229 | 237 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSE 6 | — | S 11 | E 16 | SE 15 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 49 | 32 | 38 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 4 | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | SE 21 | SSE 18 | SSE 8 | S 7 | — | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 17 | ESE 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | S 18 | SE 16 | SE 15 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 17 | 62 | 13 | 1 | — | 14 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | S 5 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | S 3 | SSE 5 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 50 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 6 | 27 | 206 | 248 | 16 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 108 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 66 | 83 | 66 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 95 | 107 | 728 | 972 | 661 | 212 | 83 | 108 | 108 |
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