El Martillo Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.97° S 54.95° W

El Martillo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Martillo sea temperature is
13.0°C
1.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Martillo at 8PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
212
185
197
156
153
119
119
94
94
65
65
46
45
30
25
14
8
22
32
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
ESE
25
E
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
5
NNW
15
ESE
20
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:07AM0.35m
00:00AM0.22m
5:04AM0.20m
11:49AM0.33m
00:48AM0.20m
5:57AM0.20m
12:30PM0.31m
Low Tide
7:36PM0.04m
2:43AM0.18m
7:28AM0.18m
8:22PM0.06m
3:14AM0.18m
8:04AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:31
6:31
 mm
Temp °C
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
15
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
17
19
18
15
Feels °C
3
3
2
2
3
3
5
6
14
13
14
15
13
12
10
11
13
15
14
12
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