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El Martillo surfForecast / South / Uruguay
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.6°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 7AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Martillo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | |
195 | 147 | 104 | 89 | 88 | 61 | 58 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 41 | 52 | 29 | 48 | 46 | 70 | 77 | 100 | 100 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:37PM0.35m | 10:34AM0.21m | 4:18PM0.21m | 10:11PM0.34m | 11:10AM0.20m | 4:58PM0.21m | 10:45PM0.32m | 11:46AM0.19m | 5:36PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09AM0.04m | 1:18PM0.17m | 5:52PM0.20m | 6:50AM0.05m | 1:43PM0.17m | 6:35PM0.21m | 7:31AM0.07m | 2:07PM0.17m | 7:22PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
 kJ | 195 | 147 | 104 | 89 | 88 | 61 | 58 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 26 | 32 | 35 | 77 | 100 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | W 3 | — | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 48 | 46 | 70 | 24 | 25 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | E 7 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 41 | 52 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 24 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 944 | 944 | 788 | 719 | 522 | 393 | 33 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 81 |
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