El Emir Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.96° S 54.94° W

El Emir 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Emir sea temperature is
11.2° C
0.5° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for El Emir at 1PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
1
1
1
1
1
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)
0.6
SSE
10
1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1
ESE
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
64
89
139
170
173
272
130
117
103
105
88
94
101
99
106
183
66
41
67
95
122
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:19AM0.32m
10:00PM0.30m
2:10AM0.21m
10:07AM0.33m
10:51PM0.27m
3:15AM0.21m
10:55AM0.34m
Low Tide
5:15AM0.09m
5:34PM0.03m
1:43AM0.21m
6:00AM0.11m
6:27PM0.03m
2:03AM0.21m
6:44AM0.13m
7:18PM0.03m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
7
4
2
1
3
10
2
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
7
8
8
7
8
9
11
14
14
16
16
14
13
13
11
9
7
6
5
4
2
2
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