El Martillo Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.97° S 54.95° W

El Martillo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Martillo sea temperature is
11.7° 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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Martillo at 2PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
S
13
1.1
S
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
658
569
569
488
471
401
394
394
394
401
569
595
596
514
500
355
408
208
186
179
337
260
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:02AM0.21m
12:00PM0.15m
6:18PM0.40m
6:53AM0.24m
12:16PM0.14m
7:17PM0.39m
7:42AM0.27m
12:31PM0.13m
8:14PM0.36m
Low Tide
9:33AM0.13m
1:09PM0.15m
2:45AM0.04m
10:40AM0.13m
2:31PM0.11m
3:38AM0.06m
11:58AM0.13m
3:38PM0.08m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:06
 mm
1
5
2
Temp °C
6
6
7
7
6
7
7
7
8
8
9
9
8
8
8
7
8
9
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
5
4
3
2
3
1
3
4
5
7
6
7
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