Chapadmalal surf break

Chapadmalal surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Wednesday 13 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
15.2° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chapadmalal today?

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 6PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)--
Afternoon (13 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (13 May)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
0
0
!
!
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
11
1.7
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
10
1
S
10
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2695
2160
2119
1293
1130
1512
1143
637
441
367
335
471
196
176
176
164
172
198
198
206
222
186
183
231
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
4:10PM0.94m
4:29AM1.15m
4:55PM1.05m
5:30AM1.16m
5:40PM1.18m
6:28AM1.17m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.36m
10:27PM0.42m
11:22AM0.38m
11:32PM0.30m
12:05PM0.40m
00:35AM0.17m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
5:49
5:47
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
10
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
10
10
9
12
14
13
12
12
12
11
12
1
2
4
4
5
6
5
6
8
7
9
7
9
7
7
5
7
9
8
6
6
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.5
S
11
0.1
SE
15
2.2
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
0.9
SE
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
1532
1379
1439
8
1130
915
813
637
441
367
139
235
196
176
176
164
172
198
198
206
222
186
183
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.1
SE
15
0.2
ESE
15
0.4
SE
10
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.2
ESE
13
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.2
NNE
4
Energy kJ
37
8
21
26
78
82
98
157
128
18
151
148
154
108
82
62
43
33
33
13
13
23
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.2
ESE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
Energy kJ
10
21
8
8
8
8
18
18
2
2
2
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.4
S
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
11
0.3
WSW
2
1.3
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
10
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
1
S
11
Energy kJ
2695
2160
2119
1293
1512
1143
1
335
471
1
1
1
3
4
3
2
231
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
205
205
205
97
97
19
19
19
26
26
19
19
15
0
0
0
0
0
16
16
13
0
18
26
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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