Chapadmalal Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.21° S 57.69° W

Chapadmalal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapadmalal sea temperature is
10.8°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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 2AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (23 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (23 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
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2
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
13
2
SSE
13
1.9
SSE
13
1.8
SE
13
1.6
SE
13
1.4
SE
13
1.4
SE
13
1.2
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1
SE
13
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3488
3287
2641
2172
1657
1412
1383
1289
1180
1060
816
700
651
517
437
331
223
175
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
5
SSW
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:35PM1.09m
5:12AM0.77m
4:35PM1.13m
5:51AM0.81m
5:27PM1.17m
Low Tide
11:10PM0.35m
10:09AM0.60m
00:04AM0.32m
11:13AM0.55m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:46
6:47
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
6
5
5
7
11
13
16
14
14
13
14
14
17
20
20
18
Feels °C
2
4
1
-2
-3
-1
3
4
9
7
6
4
6
7
11
16
18
15
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