Cardiel
Surf spot · Argentina
Is it worth the trip?
31Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 3 ft swell at 4 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 13kJ
- Wind
- SE 4 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Wed 4 · 45 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 39kJ
- Wind
- WSW 8 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Thu 5 · 43 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 37kJ
- Wind
- WNW 6 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Fri 6 · 23 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 20kJ
- Wind
- NNW 6 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 57kJ
- Wind
- SSW 13 kn
- Temp
- 12°C
Sun 8 · 28 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 44kJ
- Wind
- NNW 3 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Mon 9 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 7kJ
- Wind
- NW 7 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 240, too small
- Tue 320, too small
- Wed 445, fair
- Thu 543, too small
- Fri 623, too small
- Sat 711, too small
- Sun 828, too small
- Mon 911, too small
- Tue 107, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces Etakes swell from the E
- Offshore: Wwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–10 ftof swell
- Water 16 °C3/2 wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
Cardiel does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 40, too small | 2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 31kJ | wind from the south-west, 2 knots | 21°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 20, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 13kJ | wind from the south-east, 4 knots | 16°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 45, fair | 3 ft4 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 39kJ | offshorewind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore | 18°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 43, too small | 2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 37kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore | 25°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 23, too small | 2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 20kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 11, too small | 2 ft7 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 57kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots | 12°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 28, too small | 3 ft6 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 44kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots | 15°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 11, too small | 1 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 7kJ | wind from the north-west, 7 knots | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft6 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots | 25°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 00:45 +0.1 mLow 05:34 −0.2 mHigh 12:32 +0.8 mLow 20:29 −0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 01:47 +0.0 mLow 06:54 −0.2 mHigh 13:36 +0.8 mLow 21:33 −0.6 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 02:49 +0.0 mLow 08:27 −0.3 mHigh 14:43 +0.7 mLow 22:31 −0.6 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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Photos of Cardiel
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Cardiel
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces E (94°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (274°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.2 km out (1 in 217). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 10°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 22°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Mar del Plata, 2.4 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 9 surf spots.
Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: 3 towns
about 5 min by car · 409 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
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