Chapadmalal Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.21° S 57.69° W

Chapadmalal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapadmalal sea temperature is
10.6°C
1.1° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 1PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (26 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun morning, light winds from the E by Mon night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.5
S
10
1.5
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
87
92
105
80
76
64
72
54
49
35
40
39
50
56
67
80
103
82
56
170
92
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:53AM0.93m
7:00PM1.24m
7:25AM1.02m
7:44PM1.26m
7:59AM1.12m
8:30PM1.24m
Low Tide
1:07PM0.40m
2:08AM0.29m
1:58PM0.31m
2:44AM0.31m
2:47PM0.22m
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6:33
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Temp °C
9
9
9
10
9
8
8
8
8
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12
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11
11
11
11
11
11
11
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11
Feels °C
6
6
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5
3
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3
3
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6
5
6
6
6
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7
7
7
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8
8
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