Chapadmalal Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.21° S 57.69° W

Chapadmalal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapadmalal sea temperature is
10.3° C
1.7° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 5PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.3
ESE
5
0.6
E
10
0.6
S
10
0.9
SSW
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
0.7
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
111
122
125
99
94
94
117
118
116
88
90
80
69
69
157
295
259
243
74
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
30
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:27AM1.00m
9:30PM1.52m
10:17AM1.03m
10:24PM1.44m
11:06AM1.06m
Low Tide
3:44PM0.35m
5:01AM0.03m
4:43PM0.32m
5:47AM0.11m
5:40PM0.30m
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
5
2
1
Temp °C
16
14
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
Feels °C
16
12
9
7
8
6
6
6
7
6
3
2
4
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
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