Chapadmalal surf break

Chapadmalal surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 07 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
16.7° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chapadmalal today?

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 1AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (08 May)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu night, gales from the SSW by Fri night).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
2.4
SW
10
4
S
12
4.5
S
13
5
S
14
6
SSE
16
6
SSE
16
5.5
SSE
16
5.5
SSE
16
6
S
15
5.5
S
15
5.5
S
14
5.5
S
14
5
S
14
5
S
13
4.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
847
819
800
626
582
845
800
698
624
1122
3919
6587
9532
16399
16725
16314
14709
16818
13730
11958
11383
9070
8112
7027
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
55
W
55
W
55
SW
50
SW
55
SW
60
SSW
60
SSW
55
SW
55
SW
50
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
35
W
40
SW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:57PM1.18m
12:05PM0.82m
11:39PM1.15m
12:51PM0.78m
00:26AM1.14m
1:42PM0.77m
Low Tide
5:15PM0.58m
6:38AM0.27m
5:54PM0.60m
7:27AM0.30m
6:35PM0.61m
8:17AM0.33m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
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7:37
7:39
7:39
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5:54
5:53
5:52
5
11
7
2
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
9
8
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
10
8
8
9
13
9
10
9
9
8
4
3
-3
-4
-2
0
-2
-4
-4
-3
-3
-2
-1
1
1
-2
-1
0
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
12
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
11
0.4
ENE
10
5
SSE
16
5
SSE
15
4.5
SSE
14
4
SSE
14
4
SSE
14
4
SSE
14
3.5
SSE
14
Energy kJ
847
819
800
626
582
845
800
698
624
669
17
20
37
12736
10007
8393
7141
6157
5274
4606
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
286
292
227
359
217
204
139
26
22
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
E
10
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
53
54
92
33
35
34
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
5
1.7
WSW
5
2.4
SW
10
4
S
12
4.5
S
13
5
S
14
6
SSE
16
6
SSE
16
5.5
SSE
16
5.5
SSE
16
6
S
15
5.5
S
15
5.5
S
14
5.5
S
14
5
S
14
5
S
13
4.5
S
13
Energy kJ
28
238
140
156
1122
3919
6587
9532
16399
16725
16314
14709
16818
13730
11958
11383
9070
8112
7027
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
5
2
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
19
19
19
19
26
1346
1187
1169
1106
1135
610
610
842
1125
1125
1185
1125
205
595
595
595
205
1181
1125
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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