Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chapadmalal today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 5AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Chapadmalal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
62 | 69 | 89 | 100 | 114 | 131 | 199 | 214 | 188 | 188 | 159 | 162 | 132 | 104 | 104 | 106 | 83 | 156 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
62 | 41 | 42 | 100 | 114 | 131 | 199 | 214 | 188 | 188 | 159 | 162 | 132 | 104 | 104 | 106 | 81 | 89 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | S 9 | — | — | ENE 9 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 156 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
50 | 69 | 89 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 45 | 52 | 70 | 83 | 84 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1348 | 544 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 205 | 97 | 842 | 842 | 97 | 97 |
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