El Martillo surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 -03
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El Martillo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Martillo sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Martillo today?

The current surf forecast for El Martillo at 7AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (05 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.7
E
5
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
195
147
104
89
88
61
58
35
33
33
15
15
15
15
31
41
52
29
48
46
70
77
100
100
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
SSW
10
SE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
25
N
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
WSW
25
W
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:37PM0.35m
10:34AM0.21m
4:18PM0.21m
10:11PM0.34m
11:10AM0.20m
4:58PM0.21m
10:45PM0.32m
11:46AM0.19m
5:36PM0.22m
Low Tide
6:09AM0.04m
1:18PM0.17m
5:52PM0.20m
6:50AM0.05m
1:43PM0.17m
6:35PM0.21m
7:31AM0.07m
2:07PM0.17m
7:22PM0.21m
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
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7:18
7:18
7:20
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5:52
5:52
5:51
5
2
1
6
2
13
6
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
15
17
17
18
17
16
16
16
17
19
21
22
21
23
23
21
20
21
18
17
17
13
11
11
12
15
15
18
16
14
14
14
16
18
19
21
19
20
21
18
18
20
16
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
Energy kJ
195
147
104
89
88
61
58
35
33
33
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
29
26
32
35
77
100
100
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
W
3
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
S
9
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
10
4
4
3
3
3
14
6
48
46
70
24
25
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
W
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.8
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
3
3
2
1
3
7
14
31
41
52
5
3
2
1
18
24
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
40
10
10
10
12
944
944
788
719
522
393
33
13
1
0
40
81
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - South
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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