Chapadmalal Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.21° S 57.69° W

Chapadmalal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapadmalal sea temperature is
10.0°C
1.6° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 2PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (26 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (26 Aug)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
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)
1.8
SE
13
1.8
SE
16
1.8
SE
14
1.6
SE
14
1.6
SE
14
1.5
SE
13
1.4
SE
13
1.3
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
12
1
SE
12
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1099
1493
1307
1079
938
792
690
552
424
392
287
278
202
161
97
96
73
76
78
79
59
59
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
SW
15
SW
15
W
15
W
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:27AM0.81m
5:58PM1.20m
7:05AM0.83m
6:44PM1.24m
7:38AM0.87m
7:27PM1.27m
Low Tide
11:40AM0.58m
1:30AM0.27m
12:39PM0.53m
2:13AM0.24m
1:33PM0.48m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:23
6:24
 mm
4
5
Temp °C
7
8
12
14
12
10
10
10
11
12
14
14
12
11
11
10
10
10
13
15
15
14
Feels °C
1
2
5
8
7
7
8
7
9
9
10
9
8
7
7
6
7
7
11
12
12
11
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