Chapadmalal Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.21° S 57.69° W

Chapadmalal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapadmalal sea temperature is
10.6°C
1.8° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 7PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.3
SSW
8
0.6
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
388
352
289
243
169
173
146
119
119
86
74
41
37
21
12
26
25
10
13
19
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
10
WNW
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:31AM1.23m
11:18PM1.04m
11:10AM1.21m
00:07AM0.96m
11:51AM1.17m
Low Tide
5:38PM0.18m
5:33AM0.47m
6:23PM0.22m
6:04AM0.53m
7:10PM0.27m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:40
6:42
6:43
 mm
Temp °C
6
9
9
8
5
6
6
10
16
17
18
18
17
17
15
14
18
20
19
16
Feels °C
1
3
3
2
-2
-1
-1
5
14
16
16
17
15
14
12
11
15
16
16
12
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