Chapadmalal Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.21° S 57.69° W

Chapadmalal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapadmalal sea temperature is
10.1°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 4PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SE by Fri night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
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)
0.3
SSE
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
5
2.1
SSE
7
2.4
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
113
148
125
106
97
87
82
55
51
48
47
45
43
43
41
40
25
26
97
389
620
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
SW
0
SSE
5
NW
5
W
10
W
5
NW
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
SW
15
SSE
30
SE
40
SE
45
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:23AM0.87m
5:20PM1.39m
6:17AM0.93m
6:20PM1.41m
7:06AM1.00m
7:16PM1.40m
Low Tide
11:13AM0.49m
00:59AM0.13m
12:27PM0.42m
1:51AM0.13m
1:30PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:35
6:36
6:37
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
9
10
16
19
17
14
13
11
11
11
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
9
7
7
Feels °C
2
4
11
15
15
13
12
9
9
9
11
10
9
8
10
8
9
8
8
2
-2
-3
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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