Chapadmalal Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.21° S 57.69° W

Chapadmalal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapadmalal sea temperature is
10.3° C
1.8° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 1AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (21 Aug)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (21 Aug)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
6
2
S
7
2.1
S
7
2
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.3
S
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
2.4
S
11
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
363
475
465
581
700
822
822
828
828
943
1494
1588
1834
1329
1299
1326
1626
Wind (km/h)
45
S
40
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
W
35
W
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
1:35AM0.92m
1:23PM1.13m
2:37AM0.86m
2:14PM1.10m
Low Tide
7:46PM0.28m
7:25AM0.53m
8:37PM0.31m
8:01AM0.58m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
9
8
8
8
5
5
5
8
9
9
8
Feels °C
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-3
-4
-4
-1
-1
-1
-1
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