Chapadmalal Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.21° S 57.69° W

Chapadmalal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapadmalal sea temperature is
11.1°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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 1PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (21 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (21 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
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2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
9
1.3
WSW
7
1.7
SW
8
3
SW
8
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
10
3
S
11
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
14
3.5
SSE
14
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
163
326
1151
2199
2263
2311
2759
2976
3365
4226
4563
4174
3676
2904
2402
1787
1333
1241
1152
1049
953
Wind (km/h)
40
W
45
W
55
W
65
SW
65
SW
55
SW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
15
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:30PM1.08m
4:19AM0.76m
3:35PM1.09m
5:12AM0.77m
4:35PM1.13m
Low Tide
8:07AM0.62m
10:07PM0.36m
9:04AM0.62m
11:10PM0.35m
10:09AM0.60m
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:46
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
7
8
7
7
6
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
7
12
15
15
14
Feels °C
1
0
-2
-7
-6
-5
-4
-4
-2
-3
-1
0
2
4
2
-3
-3
-1
5
7
7
7
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