El Emir Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.94° W

El Emir 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Emir sea temperature is
11.6° C
1.1° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Emir at 5PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)--
Afternoon (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
1
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)
1.3
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
1
S
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
538
595
596
514
419
355
277
208
183
176
423
518
702
597
361
283
202
194
150
136
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:16PM0.14m
7:17PM0.39m
7:42AM0.27m
12:31PM0.13m
8:14PM0.36m
8:31AM0.29m
Low Tide
10:40AM0.13m
2:31PM0.11m
3:38AM0.06m
11:58AM0.13m
3:38PM0.08m
4:28AM0.08m
4:38PM0.05m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:06
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
11
12
11
11
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
4
5
3
2
3
2
3
3
7
8
7
6
8
8
6
7
6
7
6
6
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