El Martillo Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.97° S 54.95° W

El Martillo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Martillo sea temperature is
11.4° C
0.7° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Martillo at 12PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
10
1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
117
100
108
94
106
103
111
65
82
49
43
53
106
111
111
104
124
131
93
93
74
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
S
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:07AM0.33m
10:51PM0.27m
3:15AM0.21m
10:55AM0.34m
11:42PM0.25m
4:10AM0.21m
11:43AM0.33m
Low Tide
6:00AM0.11m
6:27PM0.03m
2:03AM0.21m
6:44AM0.13m
7:18PM0.03m
2:36AM0.20m
7:27AM0.14m
8:08PM0.04m
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part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:08
6:09
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
10
11
8
4
8
2
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
12
10
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
14
16
17
15
13
11
11
9
6
4
6
5
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
5
4
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