Chapadmalal Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.21° S 57.69° W

Chapadmalal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapadmalal sea temperature is
10.6°C
1.9° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapadmalal at 8AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
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
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
1.1
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.7
S
7
1.8
S
8
2.2
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
466
396
332
281
260
200
173
131
128
96
90
83
60
42
27
19
20
21
22
54
131
311
438
758
Wind (km/h)
20
S
10
SW
15
W
15
W
5
SW
10
ESE
20
ENE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
W
25
WSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:33AM1.15m
8:57PM1.30m
9:13AM1.20m
9:45PM1.22m
9:52AM1.23m
Low Tide
3:19PM0.21m
3:54AM0.26m
4:07PM0.18m
4:29AM0.33m
4:53PM0.17m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:38
6:39
6:39
 mm
Temp °C
6
5
3
3
5
6
7
7
5
4
4
4
9
13
13
12
10
9
8
9
7
7
7
6
Feels °C
0
1
-2
-2
2
2
2
1
-2
-3
-3
-4
1
6
7
6
3
2
2
1
-2
-1
0
0
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