Chapadmalal Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.21° S 57.69° W

Chapadmalal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapadmalal sea temperature is
10.5°C
1.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 1PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (18 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
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)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.3
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.6
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
26
25
10
14
13
18
23
15
26
25
19
31
61
57
53
141
150
70
64
48
49
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
WNW
30
SW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
High Tide
11:51AM1.17m
00:59AM0.88m
12:36PM1.13m
1:59AM0.82m
1:28PM1.10m
Low Tide
6:04AM0.53m
7:10PM0.27m
6:39AM0.57m
8:03PM0.31m
7:19AM0.60m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:44
6:45
 mm
1
4
3
Temp °C
16
16
19
21
20
17
15
14
13
14
19
20
16
13
11
12
13
13
15
15
11
12
Feels °C
14
13
16
18
18
13
11
11
10
11
16
16
12
9
6
7
10
10
12
13
6
9
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