Chapadmalal surf break

Chapadmalal surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Monday 04 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
16.8° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chapadmalal today?

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 2AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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)
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSW
10
1.3
SW
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.6
S
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.8
ENE
5
1.6
E
6
1.9
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
350
284
231
181
139
131
246
75
67
82
54
53
37
51
24
28
157
279
255
232
253
291
243
283
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
S
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
40
E
45
ENE
45
ENE
20
NE
15
WSW
10
SW
35
SW
45
SW
50
WSW
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:01PM1.24m
10:02AM0.98m
9:39PM1.23m
10:42AM0.92m
10:17PM1.20m
11:23AM0.87m
Low Tide
3:25PM0.52m
4:19AM0.16m
4:00PM0.54m
5:03AM0.19m
4:37PM0.56m
5:49AM0.23m
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:35
7:35
7:37
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5:58
5:57
5:55
1
10
9
6
5
Temp °C
18
15
14
15
14
15
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
13
10
10
9
10
13
16
15
15
13
12
12
11
11
9
8
9
15
17
16
9
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.6
SW
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.6
S
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
350
284
231
181
139
131
59
75
67
82
54
53
37
51
21
20
15
100
126
232
253
291
243
168
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.1
S
12
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
7
0.1
SW
8
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1
SSE
12
Energy kJ
75
77
71
18
12
49
49
46
50
28
27
15
14
3
15
26
11
5
2
115
112
221
221
283
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.6
NE
6
1
SSE
12
0.6
SE
9
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
3
3
18
42
17
8
47
32
30
27
25
10
9
8
12
12
26
60
23
288
65
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.7
SW
6
1.3
SW
9
0.1
NE
5
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
1.6
E
6
1.9
E
6
1.7
E
7
0.6
W
3
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
SW
5
Energy kJ
1
43
246
1
1
2
4
24
28
157
279
255
7
21
61
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
18
18
23
0
0
23
16
0
16
16
548
96
1366
1221
842
326
0
5
140
189
205
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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