Chapadmalal Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.21° S 57.69° W

Chapadmalal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapadmalal sea temperature is
10.2°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 6AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (23 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the N by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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3
3
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
11
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
SSE
14
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
14
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
0.9
SE
14
1.1
SE
14
1.4
SE
14
1.6
SE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1870
3948
4348
4424
4110
3228
2359
1845
1468
1251
984
843
731
643
575
581
473
410
353
286
304
514
765
976
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
5
ENE
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
20
N
30
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:44AM0.82m
3:12PM1.10m
4:48AM0.80m
4:12PM1.11m
5:42AM0.80m
5:08PM1.15m
Low Tide
8:43AM0.61m
10:38PM0.34m
9:35AM0.62m
11:43PM0.33m
10:36AM0.61m
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7:26
7:24
7:22
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6:21
6:22
6:22
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Temp °C
7
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
4
5
7
6
6
5
4
4
4
9
12
12
10
Feels °C
-2
-3
-2
-1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
2
5
7
3
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