Chapadmalal surf break

Chapadmalal surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 04 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 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chapadmalal today?

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 7PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (04 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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)
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.6
S
10
1.2
SW
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.9
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
5
1.9
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
7
1.6
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.2
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
511
456
350
284
231
223
139
71
215
75
53
86
55
54
37
33
35
33
126
289
346
276
215
313
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
SW
10
S
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
40
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
10
ESE
15
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:21AM1.02m
9:01PM1.24m
10:02AM0.98m
9:39PM1.23m
10:42AM0.92m
10:17PM1.20m
Low Tide
3:25PM0.52m
4:19AM0.16m
4:00PM0.54m
5:03AM0.19m
4:37PM0.56m
5:49AM0.23m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
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7:35
7:35
7:37
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5:59
5:58
5:57
5:55
1
16
19
17
6
Temp °C
16
18
18
15
14
15
14
15
17
18
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
15
10
14
15
13
11
10
9
10
12
15
14
15
14
13
12
11
11
10
10
12
16
15
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
SW
10
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.6
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.2
E
8
Energy kJ
511
456
350
284
231
223
139
71
74
75
53
86
55
54
37
33
35
20
25
128
170
276
215
186
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
5
0.9
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SSE
11
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
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.9
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
11
Energy kJ
9
94
75
77
71
18
16
49
48
46
47
28
15
15
14
26
15
26
11
11
5
210
98
313
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.3
SSW
9
0.4
SE
13
0.3
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
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
0.7
SSE
12
Energy kJ
3
3
3
17
42
17
30
47
32
29
27
25
10
9
3
12
12
25
5
123
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
7
0.9
SW
7
0.2
WNW
2
0.6
SW
9
1.2
SW
9
0.1
NE
5
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
5
1.9
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
7
0.3
NW
2
0.5
W
3
1.3
SSW
6
Energy kJ
46
73
1
50
215
1
1
2
13
33
126
289
346
1
4
98
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
Distance (km)
26
18
0
0
13
18
18
26
13
5
26
16
0
0
96
96
548
1366
842
842
16
0
26
97
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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