El Martillo Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.97° S 54.95° W

El Martillo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Martillo sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.6° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Martillo at 2PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (16 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (16 Oct)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
8
1.8
SSE
6
1.6
S
6
1.8
S
7
2.1
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2.1
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.3
S
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.9
SE
10
2.3
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
306
241
200
278
408
456
531
619
790
772
772
741
682
534
482
405
388
665
1223
1259
836
836
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
45
S
45
S
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:01AM0.20m
11:09AM0.33m
00:09AM0.20m
5:45AM0.21m
11:47AM0.31m
00:55AM0.19m
6:23AM0.21m
12:25PM0.29m
Low Tide
6:51AM0.19m
7:48PM0.06m
2:36AM0.17m
7:32AM0.20m
8:32PM0.08m
2:58AM0.18m
8:18AM0.20m
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5:56
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Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
8
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