Chapadmalal Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.21° S 57.69° W

Chapadmalal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapadmalal sea temperature is
14.8°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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 11AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (12 Nov)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (12 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.8
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.3
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
26
18
18
32
18
51
62
83
110
132
130
165
200
181
209
306
334
172
245
172
163
139
120
135
82
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
10
W
5
WNW
15
SE
20
E
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
NE
5
ESE
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
0
ESE
5
ENE
5
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:44AM1.27m
9:45PM0.98m
9:24AM1.26m
10:27PM0.93m
10:04AM1.23m
11:09PM0.88m
Low Tide
3:05AM0.52m
4:04PM0.14m
3:40AM0.54m
4:48PM0.17m
4:18AM0.55m
5:34PM0.22m
4:58AM0.56m
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Temp °C
22
20
19
21
22
18
14
13
14
14
13
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
15
15
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
20
18
18
22
22
15
10
9
10
10
8
11
12
11
12
11
11
14
16
18
19
13
14
15
16
16
17
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