Chapadmalal Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.21° S 57.69° W

Chapadmalal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapadmalal sea temperature is
11.9°C
0.7° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 7PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)--
Afternoon (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (17 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
281
234
288
400
322
346
404
490
615
573
475
436
436
436
445
453
471
489
478
478
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:14AM1.18m
00:24AM0.85m
11:58AM1.14m
1:19AM0.79m
12:48PM1.10m
Low Tide
6:43PM0.27m
6:05AM0.58m
7:35PM0.31m
6:49AM0.60m
8:32PM0.35m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:12
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Temp °C
9
10
10
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
3
4
4
4
4
6
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
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