Chapadmalal surf break

Chapadmalal surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 06 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
16.7° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chapadmalal today?

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 4AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, severe gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
5
1.8
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.3
ESE
6
0.7
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1.2
ESE
10
2
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.1
SE
10
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
2.5
SW
10
3.5
SSW
11
5
S
14
5
S
14
5.5
S
15
6
S
16
6
S
16
5.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
237
206
134
133
408
365
288
308
288
273
941
764
249
495
486
1226
3370
9457
11151
12393
17573
17077
15548
Wind (km/h)
40
E
35
E
30
ENE
20
NW
30
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
40
W
50
W
55
W
60
WNW
65
WNW
60
SW
65
SW
70
SW
70
SW
75
SW
70
SW
65
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:17PM1.20m
11:23AM0.87m
10:57PM1.18m
12:05PM0.82m
11:39PM1.15m
12:51PM0.78m
Low Tide
4:37PM0.56m
5:49AM0.23m
5:15PM0.58m
6:38AM0.27m
5:54PM0.60m
7:27AM0.30m
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:37
7:37
7:39
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5:55
5:54
5:53
13
13
7
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
7
3
4
5
2
2
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
10
9
8
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
11
12
16
12
11
9
8
8
8
9
7
6
2
-1
-3
-6
-1
-3
-5
-6
-7
-6
-6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.8
S
11
1.3
S
8
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
12
1.1
SE
12
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
Energy kJ
25
100
161
134
98
408
365
234
217
199
272
272
764
234
495
486
421
298
40
40
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
1
E
6
1
E
7
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1
SW
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.7
ESE
12
Energy kJ
13
11
5
104
131
84
112
288
308
288
273
308
267
220
145
155
13
119
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.9
SSE
11
0.4
NE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.4
NE
9
Energy kJ
25
86
133
49
38
43
59
47
32
22
23
214
16
78
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
5
1.8
E
6
1.6
E
6
0.5
WSW
3
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.3
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
7
2
S
11
1.3
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
8
1.3
W
5
2.5
SW
10
3.5
SSW
11
5
S
14
5
S
14
5.5
S
15
6
S
16
6
S
16
5.5
S
16
Energy kJ
104
237
206
5
14
41
97
210
238
941
90
249
352
75
1226
3370
9457
11151
12393
17573
17077
15548
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
5
5
Distance (km)
548
1221
124
0
26
19
26
205
166
140
26
466
1135
1253
1354
1106
1106
1125
1125
1125
1135
1185
1185
1185
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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