El Martillo surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 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
20.9° C
(Which is 3.3°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 5AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
1
SW
7
1
SW
7
0.2
SSE
13
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.3
S
10
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
24
88
88
17
66
64
48
44
33
23
23
18
15
30
30
29
16
15
14
6
6
6
9
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
E
20
E
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
S
10
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:12PM0.18m
11:44PM0.40m
12:29PM0.22m
5:48PM0.18m
00:43AM0.36m
1:27PM0.22m
6:20PM0.19m
1:48AM0.32m
2:33PM0.23m
Low Tide
7:15PM0.16m
8:23AM0.02m
3:27PM0.15m
8:17PM0.14m
9:19AM0.05m
4:22PM0.17m
9:24PM0.13m
10:18AM0.08m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:09
7:09
7:11
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6:07
6:06
6:05
6:04
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
15
15
15
19
20
19
18
17
16
16
17
18
19
13
14
15
14
13
14
15
15
17
16
14
12
13
13
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
7
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.3
E
7
Energy kJ
24
24
34
22
9
66
64
48
44
33
23
23
15
15
30
30
29
16
15
14
6
4
4
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
7
0.1
S
13
0.3
E
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
7
3
3
8
8
8
8
16
15
14
14
13
18
8
5
5
5
5
5
2
1
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
E
6
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
4
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
8
1
7
17
17
3
20
18
17
16
7
13
7
7
3
1
1
4
2
5
4
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1
SW
7
1
SW
7
1
SSW
6
0.5
W
5
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
4
Energy kJ
69
77
88
88
65
11
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
87
40
35
33
35
3
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
10
10
165
123
33
123
129
661
87
661
661
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - South
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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