Surf Forecasts:
Villa Gesell surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 7 Sep, 12AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 12 Sep, 12AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period, S swell with 1,136 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 7 Sep, 12AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE 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 Monday (Sep 07) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Villa Gesell in the next 16 days are 2.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Villa Gesell over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Villa Gesell over the next couple weeks. We’re staring down a long, quiet patch to start, so don’t get too eager just yet.
First up, the water temp is sittin’ around 51°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. A little gift from the ocean, that.
The week ahead is pretty grim. Sunday morning kicks off with a solid 7 ft of SSE swell, but a strong 12 mph south wind has it all chopped up and ugly. The energy is thumping – a hefty 1183 – but the wind and a short, weak 10-second period mean it’s just a messy, cross-onshore wall. Not worth paddling out.
The real bright spot in this whole outlook, and the only one I’d truly call a standout, lands on Monday, September 14th. We’ve got a nice little clean-up. On the morning of the 14th, the wind goes light offshore from the NNE at 6 mph with an ESE swell around 4 ft and an 11-second period. Energy is a moderate 331, and conditions are clean. That afternoon, it gets even better – NW offshore at 9 mph, waves at 3 ft from the E with the same 11-second period, and energy at 262. That’s your session right there. Glassy, clean, and surfable. It won’t be huge, but it’ll be perfect for a long, fun day out.
Before that, there’s a tiny window on Monday, September 7th morning. We get a 3 ft SSE swell with a 9 mph offshore from the NNW. It’s clean, but the energy is weak at 176 and the period is a short 8 seconds. It’s surfable, but barely worth the wetsuit struggle.
After the 14th, things go south again. Tuesday the 15th is a write-off with brutal onshores. Then on Friday, September 18th, we see a big spike in energy – 828 on the morning with a 5 ft SSE swell, a 15-second period, and a cross-offshore wind from the N at 19 mph. That’s a long-period groundswell. The wind is clean, but that’s a lot of juice for a beach break, and the period is long enough that it might close out a bit. It’s a far-off prospect, so keep an eye on it, but don’t book the day off work just yet.
The rest of the forecast is a desert. Gaps of days with nothing but onshore slop or tiny, weak dribble. We’re talking a long dry spell from the 8th all the way to the 14th, and then again after the 14th until the 18th. It’s a bleak run, but it’ll turn. They always do.
Stay patient, keep the wax warm, and I’ll see you in the water.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the ESE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | S 12 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 746 | 305 | 194 | 126 | 105 | 117 | 28 | 17 | 29 | 81 | 77 | 46 | 38 | 19 | 22 | 68 | 184 | 1136 | 429 | 407 | 482 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:18PM1.14m | 3:26AM0.66m | 3:34PM1.15m | 4:43AM0.64m | 4:52PM1.17m | 5:50AM0.65m | 6:02PM1.20m | 6:46AM0.69m | 7:03PM1.21m | 7:35AM0.75m | 7:57PM1.19m | 8:20AM0.82m | 8:47PM1.14m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59PM0.16m | 9:03AM0.38m | 11:12PM0.16m | 10:07AM0.35m | 00:22AM0.16m | 11:16AM0.30m | 1:25AM0.15m | 12:25PM0.26m | 2:17AM0.16m | 1:31PM0.21m | 3:02AM0.18m | 2:32PM0.17m | |||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 8 | — | S 12 | — | — | S 9 |
| kJ | 746 | 305 | 194 | 126 | 105 | 117 | 25 | 14 | 29 | 81 | 77 | 46 | 38 | 19 | 17 | 16 | — | 1136 | — | — | 318 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 11 | SSW 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 19 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 11 | NE 9 | — | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 12 | E 8 | SE 9 | E 9 | — | NE 5 | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 19 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NW 3 | — | SSW 2 | — | — | E 3 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 437 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 68 | 184 | 393 | 429 | 407 | 482 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 16 | 95 | 0 | 108 | 1085 | 1099 | 1255 | 1085 | 1224 | 1256 | 211 |
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