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Chapadmalal surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.5° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chapadmalal today?
The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 9AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Chapadmalal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 411 | 418 | 470 | 376 | 314 | 308 | 303 | 286 | 240 | 216 | 208 | 180 | 133 | 102 | 96 | 69 | 205 | 69 | 90 | 94 | 128 | 156 | 173 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:01PM 1.22 | 1:57AM 0.96 | 2:04PM 1.12 | 2:50AM 0.99 | 3:07PM 1.04 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:18AM 0.44 | 8:19PM 0.25 | 8:19AM 0.44 | 9:04PM 0.33 | 9:19AM 0.42 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:08 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
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