El Martillo Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.97° S 54.95° W

El Martillo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Martillo sea temperature is
11.2° C
0.6° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for El Martillo at 1PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.8
S
6
0.5
E
10
0.9
S
6
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.4
SSE
9
2
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
50
53
52
52
58
55
34
33
39
53
48
827
1095
839
521
418
357
303
249
214
191
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
5
ENE
5
ENE
55
S
50
SSE
40
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:31AM0.30m
11:08PM0.30m
11:23AM0.31m
00:04AM0.26m
4:13AM0.22m
12:16PM0.31m
Low Tide
6:28AM0.08m
6:46PM0.05m
7:15AM0.10m
7:42PM0.04m
3:08AM0.21m
8:01AM0.12m
8:37PM0.05m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:47
5:49
 mm
5
1
1
3
2
7
4
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
13
13
12
13
12
14
15
16
16
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
12
Feels °C
12
15
14
12
13
11
11
9
14
16
17
17
0
0
2
3
3
4
7
5
6
8
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