Chapadmalal Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.21° S 57.69° W

Chapadmalal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapadmalal sea temperature is
10.5°C
1.7° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 9PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
94
65
41
37
21
13
26
25
10
14
13
17
14
23
25
35
21
36
51
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
NE
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:10AM1.21m
00:07AM0.96m
11:51AM1.17m
00:59AM0.88m
12:36PM1.13m
Low Tide
6:23PM0.22m
6:04AM0.53m
7:10PM0.27m
6:39AM0.57m
8:03PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:42
6:43
6:44
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
19
16
16
17
16
16
18
20
20
16
14
13
13
13
19
20
17
14
Feels °C
15
17
17
14
14
15
13
13
15
16
17
12
9
10
10
9
16
17
14
10
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