El Martillo Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.97° S 54.95° W

El Martillo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Martillo sea temperature is
12.7°C
1.2° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for El Martillo at 5AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
5
1
E
6
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
1.3
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
2.2
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
69
92
86
196
94
72
60
71
69
87
83
88
87
61
43
460
569
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
WSW
15
ESE
10
NE
50
SW
30
WSW
30
W
35
WNW
45
W
50
W
55
W
55
WSW
50
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:16AM0.18m
7:44AM0.20m
2:04PM0.28m
8:26AM0.20m
3:06PM0.27m
Low Tide
9:56PM0.09m
3:39AM0.18m
9:14AM0.20m
10:47PM0.10m
10:03AM0.20m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:32
6:34
6:35
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
18
15
15
15
14
16
18
17
18
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
11
10
Feels °C
15
12
11
12
11
15
18
17
18
4
8
7
5
4
3
1
-1
-1
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