Chapadmalal Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.21° S 57.69° W

Chapadmalal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapadmalal sea temperature is
10.3°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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (15 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (15 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
S
10
0.8
SW
4
1.6
SSW
6
1.9
S
7
2
S
8
2.1
S
9
2
S
9
2
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
20
20
16
15
154
326
491
654
651
685
556
495
440
388
340
289
243
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
W
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
S
40
S
35
S
25
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:45PM1.22m
9:52AM1.23m
10:32PM1.13m
10:31AM1.23m
Low Tide
4:07PM0.18m
4:29AM0.33m
4:53PM0.17m
5:01AM0.40m
5:38PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:39
6:39
6:40
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
9
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
4
3
6
10
10
9
Feels °C
7
5
2
2
-1
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
1
1
0
1
4
4
3
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