Chapadmalal Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.21° S 57.69° W

Chapadmalal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapadmalal sea temperature is
10.3°C
1.5° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 5AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Wed night).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
8
2.2
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
10
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
408
741
533
246
318
440
388
340
289
243
169
173
146
119
119
86
74
32
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:32PM1.13m
10:31AM1.23m
11:18PM1.04m
11:10AM1.21m
Low Tide
4:53PM0.17m
5:01AM0.40m
5:38PM0.18m
5:33AM0.47m
6:23PM0.22m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:39
6:40
6:42
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
5
5
4
3
6
9
10
8
6
6
7
10
16
20
21
19
Feels °C
-2
-1
-1
1
1
-1
1
3
5
2
-1
-2
0
4
13
18
19
17
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