Chapadmalal Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.21° S 57.69° W

Chapadmalal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapadmalal sea temperature is
11.0°C
2.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 1AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (21 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (21 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
10
1.7
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
3
SSW
9
3
SSW
10
3
S
10
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
12
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
84
84
178
137
146
362
857
1528
1742
1631
1980
2071
2304
2165
3833
3809
3731
Wind (km/h)
30
W
10
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
45
W
45
W
55
W
60
SW
60
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:09AM0.78m
2:30PM1.08m
4:19AM0.76m
3:35PM1.09m
Low Tide
9:02PM0.35m
8:07AM0.62m
10:07PM0.36m
9:04AM0.62m
mod rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
 mm
7
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
12
11
10
10
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
7
9
6
4
0
1
-1
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
2
5
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