El Martillo surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 20 Mar 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
20.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at El Martillo today?

The current surf forecast for El Martillo at 2AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (21 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.8
ESE
1
E
1
E
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)566566778889999998455566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12412277748711315812311358887355563939398236435978122113
Wind
(km/h)
40
ENE
35
NE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
15
N
30
NNE
25
NW
20
NW
35
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
E
35
ESE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:45PM
0.36
9:40AM
0.28
2:52PM
0.21
9:30PM
0.39
10:25AM
0.26
3:51PM
0.20
10:17PM
0.41
11:12AM
0.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:37PM
0.16
5:06AM
0.00
12:55PM
0.19
5:18PM
0.17
5:57AM
-0.01
1:31PM
0.18
5:59PM
0.18
6:50AM
-0.02
2:12PM
0.16
Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-----6:43-------6:43-------6:43--
Sunset6:51-------6:50-------6:47-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
-------8-------------896
Temp. °C242220212122262223222019181920202019192019171819
Feels °C (?)201918181817262022221615151618181716161716161416
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