El Emir Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.94° W

El Emir 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Emir sea temperature is
11.4° C
0.7° 

El Emir surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Emir today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Emir at 2PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Thu night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
0
0
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)
1.5
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
164
127
103
107
85
60
55
42
32
38
26
25
15
15
15
14
14
5
4
14
5
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
E
5
E
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:10AM0.21m
11:43AM0.33m
00:34AM0.22m
5:03AM0.20m
12:30PM0.33m
1:30AM0.21m
5:56AM0.20m
1:19PM0.32m
Low Tide
7:27AM0.14m
8:08PM0.04m
3:13AM0.19m
8:07AM0.16m
8:57PM0.05m
3:51AM0.19m
8:46AM0.17m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:10
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
11
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
Feels °C
2
2
3
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
8
6
6
8
8
9
8
9
8
8
6
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