Cerro Chato Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.03° S 53.54° W

Cerro Chato 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cerro Chato sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.2° 

Cerro Chato surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cerro Chato today (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cerro Chato at 10AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (19 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

Table - waves today at Cerro Chato. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
0.1
SE
12
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
11
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
0.8
ESE
11
0.4
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
24
24
36
51
86
5
9
19
9
8
8
9
9
8
8
6
6
9
4
4
5
0
20
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
30
SW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:24AM0.31m
1:07PM0.54m
6:55PM0.23m
1:42AM0.33m
8:46AM0.32m
1:50PM0.52m
8:06PM0.23m
2:26AM0.31m
2:36PM0.50m
Low Tide
4:12AM0.18m
9:16AM0.28m
5:28PM0.21m
10:04PM0.12m
5:00AM0.16m
9:51AM0.32m
6:16PM0.21m
11:00PM0.16m
5:49AM0.15m
7:02PM0.21m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:28
6:28
6:29
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
16
19
18
17
17
17
14
12
14
18
19
15
13
Feels °C
12
11
10
12
13
12
11
11
11
10
13
16
19
17
16
17
16
9
10
11
14
14
8
6
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Cerro Chato surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest