El Martillo surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 -03
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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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.5°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 2AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (10 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (10 May)8ft (2.4m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
4
2
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
15
3.5
SSE
16
3
S
16
3.5
S
16
3
SSE
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
SSE
15
2.5
SSE
14
2.5
SSE
15
2.4
SSE
15
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3970
5368
3910
5737
3604
3011
2512
2478
2546
2315
2216
1781
2323
2028
1682
1421
1359
1228
931
732
643
551
433
350
Wind (km/h)
50
SW
50
SW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:46PM0.22m
00:46AM0.27m
1:47PM0.20m
7:13PM0.20m
1:50AM0.25m
2:39PM0.22m
7:11PM0.18m
3:12AM0.24m
Low Tide
3:18PM0.17m
9:02PM0.20m
9:45AM0.12m
4:18PM0.18m
9:53PM0.18m
10:32AM0.13m
6:14PM0.18m
10:46PM0.15m
11:18AM0.15m
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:47
5:46
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
12
10
10
10
10
13
16
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
6
6
7
7
4
2
2
2
5
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
16
3
S
16
3
SSE
16
3
SSE
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
SSE
15
2.5
SSE
14
2.5
SSE
15
2.4
SSE
15
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
Energy kJ
5186
3910
4954
3604
3011
2512
2478
2546
2315
2216
1781
2323
2028
1682
1421
1359
1228
931
732
643
551
433
350
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
15
3.5
S
16
1.9
SW
6
3.5
S
16
2
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
SW
6
2.5
S
14
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.8
W
4
1
W
4
1.2
W
5
1.2
W
5
1.2
W
5
1.2
W
5
Energy kJ
3970
5368
278
5737
383
313
238
165
153
211
167
176
2281
26
32
32
26
41
67
67
66
65
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
5
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
693
169
235
169
753
915
915
169
235
235
406
169
166
166
169
169
40
0
13
35
35
40
166
35
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - South
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
4
5
4
8
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
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