El Martillo Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.97° S 54.95° W

El Martillo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Martillo sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.1° 

El Martillo 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 Martillo today (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Martillo at 1PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
382
278
278
339
275
320
365
327
303
273
348
334
220
206
202
226
322
227
279
381
304
291
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:29AM0.37m
9:20PM0.25m
2:22AM0.20m
9:11AM0.37m
10:02PM0.24m
3:18AM0.20m
9:52AM0.36m
Low Tide
4:16AM0.15m
4:53PM0.01m
00:26AM0.19m
4:56AM0.17m
5:38PM0.02m
1:03AM0.18m
5:35AM0.18m
6:22PM0.03m
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5:58
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6:52
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6
4
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Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
11
13
13
11
12
12
11
11
10
11
11
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