Chapadmalal Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.21° S 57.69° W

Chapadmalal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapadmalal sea temperature is
10.2° 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 5PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
E
6
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
88
86
64
64
69
69
76
89
121
152
167
184
155
155
159
132
132
132
104
104
113
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NW
15
W
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:02AM1.06m
9:15PM1.43m
9:47AM1.11m
10:06PM1.34m
10:31AM1.15m
Low Tide
3:33PM0.28m
4:31AM0.13m
4:27PM0.24m
5:10AM0.21m
5:19PM0.23m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
10
10
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
8
8
8
7
6
Feels °C
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
4
2
2
1
1
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