Chapadmalal surf break

Chapadmalal surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 16 Jan 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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.4°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: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.2
SSW
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.1
NE
0.4
SSW
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.3
E
1.4
SSW
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.7
SSW
1.6
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)666778885866685667799677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7711260566163535455213629191077139170204210465363208243276
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
15
SE
30
E
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
40
N
40
NNW
45
NNW
30
NW
35
SSW
30
SSW
40
S
30
SSE
25
S
30
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:02AM
1.13
6:23PM
0.86
5:50AM
1.16
7:07PM
0.85
6:36AM
1.21
7:47PM
0.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
0.29
11:37PM
0.61
1:20PM
0.25
12:32AM
0.59
2:11PM
0.22
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise--5:45-------5:46-------5:47-----
Sunset------8:15-------8:14-------8:14-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1101--------
Temp. °C171717181818191816161725332118181717171718171614
Feels °C (?)111213151412121299917271713101011989888
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