Chapadmalal surf break

Chapadmalal surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Wednesday 22 Apr 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
19.0° C
(Which is 4.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chapadmalal today?

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 10AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
SSW
7
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
209
215
151
167
155
175
106
103
78
76
65
62
44
40
40
39
35
32
18
18
18
16
16
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
35
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
35
SW
15
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:08PM1.48m
11:11AM1.03m
11:02PM1.46m
12:07PM0.95m
00:00AM1.41m
1:10PM0.89m
Low Tide
5:41AM-0.03m
5:18PM0.47m
6:41AM0.02m
6:11PM0.49m
7:44AM0.09m
7:11PM0.50m
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:22
7:24
7:24
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6:14
6:12
6:10
41
11
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
15
15
13
13
13
17
20
19
17
16
14
14
14
18
20
19
18
18
12
10
9
8
9
14
11
9
7
7
7
11
15
16
13
12
9
9
9
13
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
6
1.6
ESE
7
1
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
1.1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SW
7
Energy kJ
176
209
94
58
49
37
101
64
47
78
76
53
42
32
31
26
17
35
32
11
12
12
16
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.5
S
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SW
7
0.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
106
71
67
67
67
49
105
106
103
19
34
65
62
44
40
16
26
18
12
18
18
18
13
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
33
2
4
8
8
4
7
18
17
35
12
33
30
28
27
40
39
25
24
12
12
12
12
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
6
0.4
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1
WSW
5
0.4
W
3
0.7
SW
6
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NW
2
Energy kJ
89
20
215
151
167
155
175
61
2
35
1
1
1
1
1
3
5
6
5
5
4
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
19
466
189
507
594
15
13
24
18
18
18
18
18
0
0
0
124
13
15
29
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
8
7
9
9
8
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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