El Martillo Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.97° S 54.95° W

El Martillo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Martillo sea temperature is
10.8°C
0.1° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Martillo at 6PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SE
14
1.1
SE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
740
701
553
456
418
304
249
212
157
149
94
93
87
58
57
146
28
35
25
25
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
0
NE
20
SW
15
S
20
SSE
10
S
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:55AM0.18m
6:39PM0.30m
7:17AM0.22m
12:02PM0.17m
7:25PM0.30m
7:46AM0.24m
8:09PM0.29m
Low Tide
10:08AM0.18m
1:43PM0.17m
2:56AM0.10m
11:08AM0.17m
2:44PM0.15m
3:37AM0.11m
3:35PM0.13m
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:16
 mm
5
4
Temp °C
13
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
10
10
9
11
11
13
15
10
9
8
10
8
8
6
6
7
8
9
8
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