El Martillo Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.97° S 54.95° W

El Martillo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Martillo sea temperature is
12.8°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for El Martillo at 4AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.9
SSW
6
1
S
6
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
11
1.6
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
7
1.6
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
59
58
37
36
66
86
103
112
72
54
39
68
11
4
188
268
222
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
SSE
15
S
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
00:43AM0.21m
6:37AM0.20m
12:39PM0.39m
1:37AM0.20m
7:38AM0.19m
1:38PM0.39m
Low Tide
8:28PM0.01m
3:34AM0.15m
8:09AM0.19m
9:23PM0.02m
4:26AM0.15m
8:50AM0.19m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
6
4
4
5
5
7
6
5
7
3
3
1
0
0
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