Chapadmalal Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.21° S 57.69° W

Chapadmalal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapadmalal sea temperature is
10.4°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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 6AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (11 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
S
9
0.9
SSE
4
1.8
SSE
6
2.2
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.4
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
41
40
39
26
23
22
247
531
596
575
493
419
239
346
438
403
338
281
275
227
214
163
131
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
N
0
NE
5
E
15
SE
20
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
0
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
0
WSW
10
E
15
NE
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:06AM1.00m
7:16PM1.40m
7:51AM1.08m
8:08PM1.37m
8:33AM1.15m
8:57PM1.30m
Low Tide
1:51AM0.13m
1:30PM0.34m
2:36AM0.15m
2:27PM0.27m
3:17AM0.19m
3:19PM0.21m
clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:37
6:38
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
12
11
8
7
7
6
7
6
6
6
6
5
4
4
3
3
5
6
9
7
Feels °C
11
10
10
11
10
7
0
-2
-1
-2
-1
-2
-2
-1
0
-1
-1
2
-1
-1
3
2
4
1
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