Chapadmalal Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.21° S 57.69° W

Chapadmalal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapadmalal sea temperature is
10.7°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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 2PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.7
S
9
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.5
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
72
80
86
82
97
54
55
61
78
56
72
61
50
71
107
119
122
161
172
220
292
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:59AM1.12m
8:30PM1.24m
8:36AM1.22m
9:16PM1.21m
9:16AM1.30m
Low Tide
2:47PM0.22m
3:20AM0.35m
3:37PM0.14m
3:55AM0.39m
4:27PM0.09m
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light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
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cloud
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cloud
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cloud
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6:31
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6:28
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 mm
1
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4
9
11
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
8
8
10
10
8
7
7
3
4
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
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