Chapadmalal Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.21° S 57.69° W

Chapadmalal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapadmalal sea temperature is
12.1°C
1.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Chapadmalal today (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 9AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (15 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (15 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
268
262
256
250
309
244
291
322
336
386
350
250
264
291
292
307
315
331
355
386
386
324
316
324
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
9:53AM1.25m
10:51PM0.98m
10:33AM1.22m
11:36PM0.91m
11:14AM1.18m
Low Tide
4:17AM0.49m
5:09PM0.17m
4:50AM0.53m
5:54PM0.21m
5:25AM0.56m
6:43PM0.27m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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cloud
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6:05
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6:03
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6:01
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
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