El Martillo Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

El Martillo in South Uruguay is an exposed point break that has quite consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the favoured times of year for waves. Offshore winds blow from the west northwest. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the southeast. Best around low tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Watch out for rocks,currents.

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Overall El Martillo Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to El Martillo:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	La Virgen	1 mi
Second closest break	El Barco	1 mi
Third closest break	El Emir	1 mi
Fourth closest break	La Olla	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Zorba	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to El Martillo:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	378 mi
Second closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	3402 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	3409 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	3442 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3583 mi
Tide stations nearest to El Martillo:
Closest tide station	Laguna, Brazil	576 mi
Second closest tide station	Imbituba, Brazil	595 mi
Third closest tide station	Florianópolis, Brazil	633 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itajaí, Brazil	671 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Paranaguá, Brazil	759 mi
Ski Resorts closest to El Martillo:
Closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	842 mi
Second closest ski area	Las Lenas (Argentina)	856 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	868 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	869 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Lagunillas Ski Center (Chile)	880 mi
Town and city forecasts close to El Martillo:
Closest city location	Punta del Este (Uruguay)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Maldonado (Uruguay)	5 mi
Third closest city location	San Carlos (Uruguay)	12 mi
Fourth closest city location	Pan de Azucar (Uruguay)	20 mi
Fifth closest city location	Piriapolis (Uruguay)	20 mi

• The closest passenger airport to El Martillo is El Jaguel International (Punta Del Este) Airport (PDP) in Uruguay, which is 7 km (4 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to El Martillo is Carrasco International (Montevideo) Airport (MVD), also in Uruguay, 100 km (62 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Angel S Adami (Montevideo) Airport (MVD), also in Uruguay, 122 km (76 miles) away.