Chapadmalal surf break

Chapadmalal surfForecast / Buenos Aires / Argentina

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Wednesday 13 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
15.2° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chapadmalal today?

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 8AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (13 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (13 May)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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)
0
0
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0
0
!
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1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.2
S
11
2
S
11
2.3
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.5
SSW
10
1
S
10
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2041
2256
3259
2715
2632
2022
2119
2244
1130
898
1167
989
441
367
250
416
196
176
172
168
227
250
212
237
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
N
20
N
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:25AM1.13m
4:10PM0.94m
4:29AM1.15m
4:55PM1.05m
5:30AM1.16m
5:40PM1.18m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.36m
10:27PM0.42m
11:22AM0.38m
11:32PM0.30m
12:05PM0.40m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
5:49
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
8
10
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
10
10
9
12
14
13
12
1
2
4
0
2
4
4
6
6
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
6
6
6
5
9
10
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
2
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
SSW
10
1
S
10
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
Energy kJ
2036
1756
1427
1363
1338
1320
1130
898
727
524
441
367
250
245
196
176
172
168
227
250
212
237
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
12
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.4
SE
10
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
Energy kJ
10
19
37
8
8
26
78
80
171
157
128
154
151
148
154
113
82
61
55
35
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.2
ESE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
10
21
8
8
8
8
18
18
18
18
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
10
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
N
2
Energy kJ
2041
2256
3259
2715
2632
2022
2119
2244
1167
989
416
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
6
3
2
2
5
3
4
1
1
1
3
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
205
205
26
27
205
205
26
26
26
19
19
19
29
19
13
26
15
18
13
0
0
0
16
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Provincia de Buenos Aires
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
6
4
2
2
5
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Argentina
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
6
4
2
2
5
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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