Chapadmalal Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.21° S 57.69° W

Chapadmalal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 3PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)5ft (1.5m)5s
Afternoon (15 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (15 Sep)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
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)
0.7
SW
4
1.5
SSW
5
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
2.2
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.4
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
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
126
293
358
408
741
533
246
365
440
388
340
289
243
173
173
146
119
92
86
64
37
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
45
SSW
45
S
35
S
30
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
NNW
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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
9:52AM1.23m
10:32PM1.13m
10:31AM1.23m
11:18PM1.04m
11:10AM1.21m
Low Tide
4:29AM0.33m
4:53PM0.17m
5:01AM0.40m
5:38PM0.18m
5:33AM0.47m
6:23PM0.22m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:39
6:40
6:42
 mm
Temp °C
9
7
7
7
6
6
5
4
4
3
6
10
10
8
6
6
7
10
16
20
20
19
Feels °C
1
-3
-3
-2
-2
0
0
0
1
-1
0
4
4
2
-1
-2
0
4
13
18
18
17
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