Chapadmalal Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.21° S 57.69° W

Chapadmalal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapadmalal sea temperature is
10.7° C
2.1° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 4PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
S
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
117
120
117
90
90
96
98
122
160
154
142
133
126
95
89
88
86
84
61
60
49
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
20
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
S
15
SE
10
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:17AM1.03m
10:24PM1.44m
11:06AM1.06m
11:19PM1.32m
11:54AM1.09m
Low Tide
5:01AM0.03m
4:43PM0.32m
5:47AM0.11m
5:40PM0.30m
6:29AM0.19m
6:35PM0.30m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
4
4
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
7
6
5
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
5
5
5
4
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