Chapadmalal surf break

Chapadmalal surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am 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 8AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (04 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (04 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SE by Wed night).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
14
1.9
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
SW
9
0.6
S
10
0.7
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.9
ENE
5
1.5
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1541
1247
915
660
574
456
350
284
279
150
164
132
69
76
64
88
57
55
38
52
34
26
44
139
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
S
10
SE
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
25
E
45
E
35
E
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-on
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:21AM1.02m
9:01PM1.24m
10:02AM0.98m
9:39PM1.23m
10:42AM0.92m
Low Tide
3:25PM0.52m
4:19AM0.16m
4:00PM0.54m
5:03AM0.19m
4:37PM0.56m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
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7:33
7:35
7:35
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5:59
5:58
5:57
3
8
6
Temp °C
12
13
13
12
16
19
18
15
15
15
15
16
18
19
18
17
17
16
15
14
16
16
15
15
3
4
4
4
10
15
15
11
11
10
10
13
17
17
16
16
16
14
12
11
12
13
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
14
1.9
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.9
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.6
S
12
Energy kJ
1541
1247
915
660
574
456
350
284
279
150
164
71
69
76
64
88
57
55
38
52
34
26
20
98
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
5
0.4
SW
7
0.3
NNE
6
1
WSW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.4
SW
7
0.7
S
10
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SSW
8
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.1
S
12
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSW
7
Energy kJ
15
11
6
117
73
77
71
12
98
62
48
46
48
28
16
14
14
3
24
26
14
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
6
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
S
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
11
Energy kJ
2
3
3
2
16
18
64
51
46
31
30
27
26
10
9
8
12
12
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.5
WNW
3
1.3
WSW
8
0.9
SW
9
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ENE
2
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.5
E
6
Energy kJ
19
18
19
12
7
204
132
1
1
11
23
44
139
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
166
419
166
166
140
18
0
6
0
15
18
0
0
0
5
5
0
0
5
13
548
1366
842
1208
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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