Chapadmalal Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.21° S 57.69° W

Chapadmalal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapadmalal sea temperature is
10.5°C
1.7° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 1AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.3
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.6
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
19
23
15
26
25
22
33
53
62
53
60
75
83
84
67
54
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
35
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:59AM0.88m
12:36PM1.13m
1:59AM0.82m
1:28PM1.10m
Low Tide
7:10PM0.27m
6:39AM0.57m
8:03PM0.31m
7:19AM0.60m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:44
6:45
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
20
17
15
14
13
14
19
19
15
13
11
12
13
14
14
12
11
11
Feels °C
17
13
11
11
10
12
16
15
11
9
7
8
9
11
10
5
6
6
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