Chapadmalal Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.21° S 57.69° W

Chapadmalal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapadmalal sea temperature is
10.5°C
1.2° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 1AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (25 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (25 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SSW
7
1.2
SW
7
1
SW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
227
207
144
112
63
59
42
68
78
151
104
90
94
140
123
112
99
104
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
SW
10
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
35
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:27PM1.17m
6:22AM0.86m
6:14PM1.21m
6:53AM0.93m
7:00PM1.24m
Low Tide
00:50AM0.30m
12:13PM0.49m
1:31AM0.28m
1:07PM0.40m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
18
17
13
13
15
16
14
13
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
Feels °C
14
15
14
12
11
11
11
7
9
8
6
5
5
4
4
4
2
2
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