Chapadmalal Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.21° S 57.69° W

Chapadmalal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapadmalal sea temperature is
10.6° C
2.1° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 1PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (21 Aug)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (21 Aug)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
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
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.2
S
9
3
SSW
9
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
2.3
S
11
2.3
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
S
13
3.5
SSE
15
3.5
SSE
15
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
567
685
803
822
771
739
818
1312
1783
1618
1223
1178
1208
1345
1698
2166
3732
5093
4618
3811
2739
2123
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
W
35
W
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:23PM1.13m
2:37AM0.86m
2:14PM1.10m
3:44AM0.82m
3:12PM1.10m
Low Tide
7:25AM0.53m
8:37PM0.31m
8:01AM0.58m
9:35PM0.33m
8:43AM0.61m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:21
 mm
1
Temp °C
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
6
5
5
8
9
9
9
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
Feels °C
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-4
-4
-1
-1
0
1
-1
-2
-1
-1
0
0
1
1
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