Chapadmalal Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.21° S 57.69° W

Chapadmalal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapadmalal sea temperature is
10.4° 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 1PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (06 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
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)
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
4
1.1
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.5
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
10
1.1
SW
7
1.5
SW
8
2.2
SW
10
2.1
SSW
10
2
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
17
45
55
100
144
217
196
148
205
85
69
58
39
32
68
60
109
291
828
904
747
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
25
SE
40
SSE
30
S
40
S
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
25
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
40
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:24PM1.16m
1:10AM1.04m
1:14PM1.22m
2:13AM0.97m
2:11PM1.27m
Low Tide
6:55AM0.43m
7:31PM0.26m
7:26AM0.49m
8:31PM0.22m
8:02AM0.52m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:46
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
3
4
9
4
1
Temp °C
7
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
6
8
11
10
8
8
9
8
7
8
9
8
7
Feels °C
0
2
0
2
-1
0
-2
-1
1
0
2
4
4
2
1
1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Chapadmalal surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest