El Emir Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.94° W

El Emir 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Emir sea temperature is
11.7° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Emir at 4PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
0.8
ESE
7
1.2
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
238
171
140
128
119
132
143
198
226
220
169
135
139
125
105
105
102
114
86
97
56
93
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:13AM0.22m
12:16PM0.31m
1:04AM0.23m
5:07AM0.21m
1:10PM0.31m
2:11AM0.21m
5:56AM0.21m
2:06PM0.31m
Low Tide
3:08AM0.21m
8:01AM0.12m
8:37PM0.05m
3:41AM0.21m
8:46AM0.13m
9:32PM0.05m
4:24AM0.20m
9:29AM0.15m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:50
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
5
7
7
8
6
7
7
6
6
7
8
9
10
9
8
8
6
6
5
4
5
5
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