El Martillo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.97° S 54.95° W

Issued: 8 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's El Martillo sea temperature is

11.0° C

El Martillo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at El Martillo today (12 Jul):

Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Martillo at 12AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (12 Jul)	-	-
Evening (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).
	Sat 11		Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tuesday 14
	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)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	161	158	156	151	114	113	235	286	319	248	98	91	89	77	75	66	57	166	160	129	92	78	137	124
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WNW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSE	SSW	SSE	E	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	4:26PM0.41m				5:36AM0.20m				5:28PM0.43m					6:27AM0.21m				6:29PM0.44m				7:16AM0.22m		1:35PM0.15m
Low Tide				00:58AM0.00m		8:46AM0.14m						2:01AM-0.00m			9:45AM0.13m						3:01AM0.00m		10:42AM0.12m	2:12PM0.15m


	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	13	12	11	10	10	14	17
Feels °C	6	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	5	6	7	8	9	11	10	10	10	9	8	6	6	10	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 12	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 11	SE 10	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 9
kJ	64	48	47	51	54	54	111	111	111	73	94	91	89	77	75	66	54	166	160	129	92	78	137	124
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 6	S 6	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 9	SE 11	SE 10	S 8	S 8
kJ	161	158	156	151	114	113	37	36	—	—	69	69	69	25	15	59	57	5	3	6	31	53	1	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 19	SSE 10	S 19	S 16	S 15	S 15	SSE 8	—	—	—	S 12	S 12	S 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 14	—
kJ	7	10	7	5	4	4	42	—	—	—	3	3	3	68	66	10	9	8	7	6	6	1	4	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 3	W 4	SW 4	SW 5	SW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	—	—
kJ	4	13	46	85	89	103	235	286	319	248	98	53	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Desembocadura de Garzon South	Jose Ignacio South	La Aguada North	La Derecha North	La Aguada North	Barre de Balizas North	Cerro Chato North	La Virazon Buenos Aires	Playa Varesse Buenos Aires	San Clemente del Tuyu Buenos Aires	Barre de Balizas North	La Aguada North	Jose Ignacio South	Punta del Chileno South	El Martillo South	El Barco South	Punta del Chileno South	Punta del Chileno South	El Barco South	La Virgen South	El Barco South	Zorba South	El Barco South	El Barco South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	40	35	81	87	81	129	166	522	410	223	129	81	35	6	0	2	6	6	2	1	2	4	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - South	Desembocadura de Garzon	Desembocadura de Garzon											Desembocadura de Garzon	Punta Negra	Desembocadura de Garzon	Jose Ignacio	Bikini	La Barre de Jose Ignacio	La Barre de Jose Ignacio	Desembocadura de Garzon	La Barre de Jose Ignacio	La Barre de Jose Ignacio	Bikini	Bikini
Rating (10 max)	2	2											2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay	La Derecha North	La Derecha North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre de Balizas North	Barre del Chuy North	Los Pesqueros North				Cerro Chato North	Las Achiras North	La Derecha North	Barre de Balizas North	La Balconada North	Playa del Barco North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	Barre del Chuy North	La Balconada North	Playa Grande North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	1				2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Header Global	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Boneyards South Africa	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	El Gringo Chile	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Bells Beach - Bowl Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Bancoora Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	9	8	6	9	9	5	6

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