Chapadmalal Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.21° S 57.69° W

Chapadmalal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapadmalal sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.6° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 6PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)--
Afternoon (23 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (23 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
!
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
13
2
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.6
SE
13
1.4
SE
13
1.4
SE
13
1.2
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1
SE
13
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SSW
7
1.2
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1383
1309
1014
904
816
711
651
517
394
331
227
207
144
112
63
59
42
56
78
128
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
WNW
10
NW
20
W
25
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:35PM1.13m
5:51AM0.81m
5:27PM1.17m
6:22AM0.86m
6:14PM1.21m
Low Tide
10:09AM0.60m
00:04AM0.32m
11:13AM0.55m
00:50AM0.30m
12:13PM0.49m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:46
6:47
6:49
 mm
Temp °C
12
15
15
16
14
13
13
14
18
20
19
17
16
16
14
16
18
15
15
14
Feels °C
3
6
8
9
6
4
5
7
11
15
15
14
12
12
12
12
13
9
11
11
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