Chapadmalal surf break

Chapadmalal surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 05 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
16.8° 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 10PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (05 May)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SW by Fri morning).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.5
S
10
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSE
9
1
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.7
E
6
2
E
7
1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
11
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.4
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.1
SSE
11
1.4
SE
10
2.5
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
66
46
64
55
38
36
24
19
26
47
136
225
377
288
275
275
383
565
714
290
341
571
1033
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
45
ENE
30
NE
5
ENE
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
50
SW
50
SSW
50
SW
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:02AM0.98m
9:39PM1.23m
10:42AM0.92m
10:17PM1.20m
11:23AM0.87m
10:57PM1.18m
Low Tide
4:00PM0.54m
5:03AM0.19m
4:37PM0.56m
5:49AM0.23m
5:15PM0.58m
6:38AM0.27m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:35
7:37
7:37
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5:58
5:57
5:55
5:54
1
3
5
7
5
Temp °C
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
16
16
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
9
9
13
18
15
13
11
9
8
8
6
5
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
SE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
SE
10
Energy kJ
49
66
43
64
55
38
36
24
19
26
24
73
128
192
176
176
270
383
352
318
273
341
320
292
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.4
S
8
0.2
SSW
7
0.9
SSE
11
1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.4
ENE
8
0.9
SSE
11
Energy kJ
49
46
46
27
15
15
14
16
16
13
13
21
5
221
288
275
275
322
565
444
290
229
24
221
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSW
7
0.1
SW
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
47
32
44
26
25
10
9
3
12
12
25
5
2
96
78
93
107
110
60
45
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.3
ENE
2
0.6
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
4
1
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.7
E
6
2
E
7
0.6
SW
4
1.6
S
12
1.6
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
2.5
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
9
22
47
136
225
377
10
714
154
227
571
1033
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
19
96
0
16
16
16
16
96
596
1366
548
842
842
0
0
18
19
189
189
435
1221
205
556
556
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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