Chapadmalal surf break

Chapadmalal surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 -03
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Chapadmalal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chapadmalal sea temperature is
16.7° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chapadmalal today?

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 3PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (06 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (06 May)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, gales from the SSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
1
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.8
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.2
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
2.2
S
8
2.3
S
8
3
S
10
2.5
SSE
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
3
SSW
11
4.5
S
12
5.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
24
24
45
92
224
250
198
361
404
640
638
755
1524
1547
1747
1429
1548
1672
1283
1245
2196
5119
9922
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
45
ENE
40
ENE
30
NE
20
NW
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
55
W
55
WSW
65
SSW
60
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
10:42AM0.92m
10:17PM1.20m
11:23AM0.87m
10:57PM1.18m
12:05PM0.82m
11:39PM1.15m
Low Tide
5:03AM0.19m
4:37PM0.56m
5:49AM0.23m
5:15PM0.58m
6:38AM0.27m
5:54PM0.60m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:35
7:37
7:37
7:39
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5:57
5:55
5:54
5:53
1
5
8
11
2
1
1
2
5
3
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
15
15
17
17
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
11
12
11
10
11
10
9
11
8
8
13
16
10
9
8
8
7
6
7
8
7
7
6
4
0
2
-2
-2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
1.5
E
7
1.2
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
3
SSW
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
12
Energy kJ
36
24
20
26
25
100
128
198
361
404
640
112
120
1322
1547
1374
1268
1244
1423
1283
1245
2196
57
44
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.7
SSE
10
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.2
E
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.7
ESE
10
0.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
14
16
16
13
13
11
5
104
107
93
95
92
141
67
32
6
23
15
81
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
12
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
9
3
12
12
25
86
61
39
85
40
25
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
3
0.8
ENE
4
1
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.8
E
6
1.7
E
7
0.5
W
3
0.9
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
2.2
S
8
2.3
S
8
3
S
10
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
0.3
NW
3
1.2
W
4
0.8
WNW
4
4.5
S
12
5.5
S
13
Energy kJ
7
24
45
92
224
250
4
22
73
638
755
1524
1747
1429
1548
1672
2
58
24
5119
9922
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
445
501
596
1377
548
1221
596
0
26
166
189
189
140
205
205
26
26
1169
556
1125
1106
1125
1208
1208
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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