El Martillo Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.97° S 54.95° W

El Martillo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Martillo sea temperature is
13.3°C
2.2° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for El Martillo at 6AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (05 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (05 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
1.7
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
7
1.8
S
7
1.9
S
7
2.1
S
8
2
S
8
2.3
S
8
2
S
8
1.8
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
38
11
4
4
218
328
311
358
486
489
686
566
552
461
344
260
218
184
180
151
121
106
75
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
30
W
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
30
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:37AM0.20m
7:38AM0.19m
1:38PM0.39m
2:38AM0.19m
8:35AM0.18m
2:44PM0.38m
3:42AM0.20m
9:20AM0.17m
3:55PM0.36m
Low Tide
9:23PM0.02m
4:26AM0.15m
8:50AM0.19m
10:22PM0.03m
5:29AM0.15m
9:42AM0.18m
11:24PM0.04m
6:47AM0.15m
10:52AM0.16m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:23
6:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
5
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
-1
-3
-2
-1
-1
1
2
3
4
5
5
3
6
5
3
4
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