Chapadmalal Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.21° S 57.69° W

Chapadmalal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapadmalal sea temperature is
11.0°C
2.0° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 2PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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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)
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.3
WSW
7
2.1
SW
8
3
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
4.5
S
13
3.5
SSE
14
3.5
SSE
14
3.5
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
77
84
91
77
84
84
94
134
153
512
1638
2466
2578
3298
3426
3319
3720
6372
4948
4376
3867
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
40
WSW
25
WSW
20
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
50
W
45
W
60
WSW
65
SW
65
SW
55
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:28PM1.10m
3:09AM0.78m
2:30PM1.08m
4:19AM0.76m
3:35PM1.09m
Low Tide
7:19AM0.60m
9:02PM0.35m
8:07AM0.62m
10:07PM0.36m
9:04AM0.62m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
 mm
4
6
1
Temp °C
12
14
15
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
9
8
7
7
7
6
7
7
8
9
9
8
Feels °C
8
10
12
3
6
7
6
3
-1
1
-3
-6
-7
-6
-5
-5
-3
-3
0
1
2
5
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