Chapadmalal surf break

Chapadmalal surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 02 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
17.2° C
(Which is 3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chapadmalal today?

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 4AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (03 May)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (03 May)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
3
SSW
10
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
13
2.1
S
13
2.3
SSE
14
2.3
SSE
14
2.2
SSE
14
2.1
SSE
14
1.9
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1664
1397
1962
900
974
1430
1468
1956
2027
1730
1541
1247
1026
762
511
456
350
284
279
187
164
158
103
101
Wind (km/h)
45
SW
35
SW
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
W
15
WSW
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:47PM1.21m
8:38AM1.06m
8:24PM1.24m
9:21AM1.02m
9:01PM1.24m
10:02AM0.98m
Low Tide
2:56AM0.17m
2:51PM0.49m
3:37AM0.16m
3:25PM0.52m
4:19AM0.16m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
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7:33
7:33
7:35
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6:01
6:00
5:59
5:58
Temp °C
13
12
11
9
8
8
10
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
16
18
17
15
15
15
14
14
17
18
3
3
5
3
2
3
3
6
4
4
3
3
4
5
9
13
14
11
11
10
9
10
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
13
2.1
S
13
2.3
SSE
14
2.3
SSE
14
2.2
SSE
14
2.1
SSE
14
1.9
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.5
S
10
Energy kJ
2
2
1081
900
974
1430
1468
1956
2027
1730
1541
1247
1026
762
511
456
350
284
279
187
164
158
103
48
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
SW
7
0.2
NNE
5
1
WSW
8
0.9
SW
8
0.8
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.4
SW
6
0.7
S
10
0.4
SE
12
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSE
11
Energy kJ
2
2
334
180
9
11
3
120
82
65
64
14
98
37
71
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
6
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.5
SE
11
0.1
S
10
0.4
SSE
11
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
4
3
3
2
18
18
64
2
46
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
3
SSW
10
0.3
WNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.7
W
8
1.3
WSW
8
0.4
NW
3
0.8
SSW
9
Energy kJ
1664
1397
1962
1
5
5
9
24
23
21
14
10
63
204
2
101
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
5
3
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
1
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
205
205
26
26
18
1
1
166
395
395
166
395
166
140
166
13
0
18
15
13
15
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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