El Emir Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.94° W

El Emir 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 16 Jul 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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for El Emir at 2PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
13
45
31
79
72
69
92
32
66
42
10
31
28
61
41
42
44
46
47
48
33
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
10
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
NNW
20
E
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:52AM0.26m
2:03PM0.14m
9:18PM0.38m
9:41AM0.28m
2:16PM0.15m
10:13PM0.34m
10:31AM0.30m
Low Tide
4:50AM0.04m
12:37PM0.13m
4:45PM0.09m
5:40AM0.06m
1:43PM0.15m
5:47PM0.07m
6:28AM0.08m
6:46PM0.05m
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light rain
cloud
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light rain
rain showers
clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
2
3
5
3
1
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
19
20
18
18
19
18
17
17
21
22
21
21
19
16
16
16
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
14
13
15
17
15
15
15
15
14
14
17
18
18
18
18
16
17
17
15
13
10
11
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