El Martillo Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.97° S 54.95° W

El Martillo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Martillo sea temperature is
11.2° C
0.5° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Martillo at 11AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
0
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)
0.8
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
1.2
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
1
SSE
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
68
42
50
74
106
126
108
102
108
72
66
52
62
41
41
30
37
38
25
25
15
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:15AM0.21m
10:55AM0.34m
11:42PM0.25m
4:10AM0.21m
11:43AM0.33m
00:34AM0.22m
5:03AM0.20m
12:30PM0.33m
Low Tide
6:44AM0.13m
7:18PM0.03m
2:36AM0.20m
7:27AM0.14m
8:08PM0.04m
3:13AM0.19m
8:07AM0.16m
8:57PM0.05m
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cloud
cloud
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clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
1
1
1
10
12
5
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
9
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
10
11
11
Feels °C
6
5
6
4
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
6
3
4
5
6
7
8
8
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