El Martillo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.97° S 54.95° W

Issued: 8 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's El Martillo sea temperature is

11.0° C

El Martillo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at El Martillo today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Martillo at 12AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	11s
Evening (13 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).
	Sun 12		Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 10	ESE 9	SE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	219	184	69	74	120	119	89	58	57	191	192	141	69	148	117	94	92	77	77	77	75	46	45	69
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	NW	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	5:28PM0.43m					6:27AM0.21m				6:29PM0.44m				7:16AM0.22m		1:35PM0.15m		7:27PM0.44m				8:04AM0.24m		1:44PM0.14m
Low Tide				2:01AM-0.00m			9:45AM0.13m						3:01AM0.00m		10:42AM0.12m	2:12PM0.15m					3:57AM0.02m		11:39AM0.12m


	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	12	12	12	12	11	10	10	13	16	16	14	13	12	12	12	14	18
Feels °C	2	3	4	5	4	6	7	10	9	8	8	8	7	7	8	12	13	11	10	9	9	9	11	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	SE 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 11	ESE 10	ESE 9	SE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	111	73	67	74	120	119	89	54	51	191	192	141	69	148	117	94	92	77	77	77	75	46	45	46
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 12	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	S 10	S 9	S 9	SE 10	S 8	S 8	S 8	—	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10
kJ	145	98	43	33	69	68	66	58	57	8	7	6	54	1	1	1	—	1	1	1	1	10	9	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 12	SE 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	SSW 5	S 10	S 10	S 5	S 9	S 9	—	S 14	—	S 8	—	S 13	—	S 7	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	69	69	3	2	9	9	8	7	2	6	6	—	4	—	1	—	3	—	1	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	N 3	—	—	—	ENE 7
kJ	219	184	59	47	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	—	—	—	69
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Santa Teresita Buenos Aires	San Clemente del Tuyu Buenos Aires	San Clemente del Tuyu Buenos Aires	Jose Ignacio South	Jose Ignacio South	Punta Negra South	El Martillo South	La Virgen South	El Barco South	Punta del Chileno South	El Barco South	El Martillo South	La Virgen South	La Virgen South	El Barco South	La Virgen South	La Virgen South	La Virgen South	Zorba South	El Martillo South	El Martillo South	El Barco South	El Barco South	El Barco South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	235	223	223	35	35	27	0	1	2	6	2	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	4	0	0	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - South				Desembocadura de Garzon	Desembocadura de Garzon	Desembocadura de Garzon	Desembocadura de Garzon	La Barre de Jose Ignacio	Jose Ignacio	El Chorro	Desembocadura de Garzon	La Barre de Jose Ignacio	La Barre de Jose Ignacio	Desembocadura de Garzon	Punta Negra	Punta Negra	La Barre de Jose Ignacio	La Barre de Jose Ignacio	La Barre de Jose Ignacio	Desembocadura de Garzon	Desembocadura de Garzon	La Barre de Jose Ignacio	La Barre de Jose Ignacio	La Barre de Jose Ignacio
Rating (10 max)				2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay				Desembocadura de Garzon South	Barre de Balizas North	Las Achiras North	La Coronilla North	Barre del Chuy North	Cabo Polonio North	Cabo Polonio North	Las Botes North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	La Coronilla North	La Moza North	La Moza North	Punta del Diablo North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	La Moza North
Rating (10 max)				2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5

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