Chapadmalal surf break

Chapadmalal surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 08 May 2026 -03
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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
16.3° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chapadmalal today?

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 4PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (08 May)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (08 May)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri night, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
!
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
0
0
0
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
2.3
SW
9
3.5
S
11
4.5
S
13
5
S
14
5.5
S
14
5.5
SSE
16
5.5
SSE
16
5.5
SSE
16
5
SSE
16
5
SSE
15
4.5
SSE
14
4
SSE
14
4
SSE
14
3.5
SSE
14
4.5
S
13
4
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
679
1008
973
853
801
880
3468
7221
9429
11992
15908
15922
14337
12573
10213
8319
6676
5808
4876
6729
5438
4519
3934
3344
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
30
SSW
30
WSW
60
W
55
W
55
WSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
60
SSW
60
SSW
55
SW
55
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SSW
35
SW
35
W
40
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:05PM0.82m
11:39PM1.15m
12:51PM0.78m
00:26AM1.14m
1:42PM0.77m
1:19AM1.13m
Low Tide
6:38AM0.27m
5:54PM0.60m
7:27AM0.30m
6:35PM0.61m
8:17AM0.33m
7:22PM0.60m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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7:37
7:39
7:39
7:41
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5:54
5:53
5:52
5:52
5
4
2
4
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
9
8
11
10
10
8
10
9
10
9
10
11
11
9
8
10
11
13
13
12
12
10
7
6
-3
-3
0
-1
-1
-5
-3
-3
-2
-3
-1
1
3
1
-1
2
3
5
4
3
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
11
1
ESE
10
2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
12
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
4.5
SSE
14
4
SSE
14
4
SSE
14
3.5
SSE
14
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
Energy kJ
679
204
973
853
801
805
16
21
34
41
8319
6676
5808
4876
4119
3560
3194
2634
2308
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
9
0.5
ENE
8
0.8
ESE
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
217
34
125
25
26
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
35
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
11
0.4
SW
9
1.5
WSW
5
1.7
WSW
8
2.3
SW
9
3.5
S
11
4.5
S
13
5
S
14
5.5
S
14
5.5
SSE
16
5.5
SSE
16
5.5
SSE
16
5
SSE
16
5
SSE
15
2.5
SW
8
4.5
S
13
4
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
Energy kJ
1008
19
94
339
880
3468
7221
9429
11992
15908
15922
14337
12573
10213
813
6729
5438
4519
3934
3344
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
4
2
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
4
5
Distance (km)
19
19
1169
1187
1125
842
1125
1187
610
1125
1125
1185
1125
205
596
595
205
205
1181
595
27
26
205
26
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
5
4
4
7
6
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
1
5
4
4
5
5
1
1
4
4
4
7
6
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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