Chapadmalal surf break

Chapadmalal surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 15 May 2026 -03
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Chapadmalal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chapadmalal sea temperature is
14.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chapadmalal today?

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 6PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)--
Afternoon (15 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (15 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.3
S
11
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
9
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.8
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
2
SSW
10
1.5
S
11
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
198
216
206
218
222
183
396
198
310
277
233
215
290
263
417
363
625
586
778
505
687
678
640
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
W
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:40PM1.18m
6:28AM1.17m
6:27PM1.31m
7:23AM1.16m
7:16PM1.43m
8:17AM1.13m
Low Tide
12:05PM0.40m
00:35AM0.17m
12:50PM0.43m
1:36AM0.05m
1:35PM0.45m
2:36AM-0.03m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:46
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:47
5:46
5:45
3
1
1
Temp °C
12
15
14
13
13
11
12
11
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
9
10
13
12
12
11
8
8
8
7
10
10
9
7
6
8
4
3
3
2
4
4
5
5
4
4
6
6
7
7
3
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.1
S
16
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
S
9
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
11
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
Energy kJ
190
198
216
206
218
222
183
2
1
5
88
86
64
290
263
417
363
362
379
452
505
687
678
573
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.1
NE
4
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.1
S
21
0.5
SSE
19
1
SSE
17
Energy kJ
61
43
43
27
22
13
1
3
5
5
17
26
61
85
115
22
9
199
640
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
SW
4
0.2
S
8
0.8
S
9
Energy kJ
2
1
5
95
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
SW
8
1.3
S
11
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.5
S
8
1.8
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
2
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
10
Energy kJ
1
1
3
1
3
4
53
396
198
310
277
233
215
275
625
586
778
502
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
15
0
18
140
205
435
97
97
97
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
2
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
2
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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