Chapadmalal surf break

Chapadmalal surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 02 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
17.2° C
(Which is 3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chapadmalal today?

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 8AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (02 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (02 May)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
0
0
0
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2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
7
2
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
9
3
SSW
9
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
2.5
S
10
3
SSW
10
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.2
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.4
SSE
14
2.4
SSE
14
2.3
SSE
14
2.1
SSE
14
2
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
346
462
773
1259
1824
1789
1706
1481
1887
1066
1030
1543
1609
2160
2265
2027
1700
1421
1042
740
574
464
364
289
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
45
SW
50
SW
55
SW
55
SSW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
NW
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
20
W
15
NW
15
WNW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:54AM1.09m
7:47PM1.21m
8:38AM1.06m
8:24PM1.24m
9:21AM1.02m
Low Tide
2:19PM0.46m
2:56AM0.17m
2:51PM0.49m
3:37AM0.16m
3:25PM0.52m
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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7:33
7:33
7:33
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6:01
6:00
5:59
1
1
Temp °C
15
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
11
9
9
8
11
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
16
19
18
15
5
2
1
-1
0
1
2
4
4
4
3
2
4
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
9
15
15
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SE
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
2.4
S
10
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.2
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.4
SSE
14
2.4
SSE
14
2.3
SSE
14
2.1
SSE
14
2
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
Energy kJ
11
21
9
9
2
2
2
2
1247
1066
1030
1543
1609
2160
2265
2027
1700
1421
1042
740
574
464
364
289
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
11
1.1
SSE
12
1.9
SSW
11
0.4
NNE
5
0.5
N
5
0.9
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
Energy kJ
1
1
7
4
2
398
815
11
13
82
75
67
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
10
0.1
NE
6
0.2
E
11
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
Energy kJ
3
4
1
10
3
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
7
2
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
9
3
SSW
9
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
2.5
S
10
3
SSW
10
0.5
NW
3
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
Energy kJ
346
462
773
1259
1824
1789
1706
1481
1887
4
5
12
19
16
12
16
12
6
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
5
3
4
4
4
4
1
4
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
513
1135
1106
1125
1181
1366
205
205
26
26
18
1
23
166
395
166
395
166
166
166
166
18
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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