El Emir Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.94° W

El Emir 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Emir sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.6° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Emir at 12PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
6
1
S
7
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
85
202
212
185
185
156
153
119
119
94
94
73
65
46
40
25
29
12
8
24
32
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
25
E
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
5
N
15
ESE
20
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:11AM0.20m
11:07AM0.35m
00:00AM0.22m
5:04AM0.20m
11:49AM0.33m
00:48AM0.20m
5:57AM0.20m
12:30PM0.31m
Low Tide
6:50AM0.16m
7:36PM0.04m
2:43AM0.18m
7:28AM0.18m
8:22PM0.06m
3:14AM0.18m
8:04AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:31
6:31
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
7
8
9
8
8
8
9
10
15
16
17
17
16
15
14
13
17
19
17
15
Feels °C
2
2
3
4
3
2
3
3
5
6
14
13
13
14
13
12
10
9
14
16
13
12
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