
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Martillo today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for El Martillo at 11AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Martillo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 44 | 53 | 57 | 43 | 31 | 66 | 68 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 70 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 74 | 102 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 136 | 343 | 282 | 221 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:18PM0.38m | 9:41AM0.28m | 2:16PM0.15m | 10:13PM0.34m | 10:31AM0.30m | 11:08PM0.30m | 11:23AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40AM0.06m | 1:43PM0.15m | 5:47PM0.07m | 6:28AM0.08m | 6:46PM0.05m | 7:15AM0.10m | 7:42PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 4 | — | E 10 | S 4 | E 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
31 | 44 | 53 | 57 | 43 | 31 | 66 | 68 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 1 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 1 | — | 18 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | NW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | S 14 | S 3 | S 3 | — | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 4 | — | — | E 10 |
32 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 1 | — | — | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — |
8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | E 10 | NW 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | E 10 | E 10 | E 4 | E 4 | S 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 22 | 11 | — | — | — | 70 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 74 | 102 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 136 | 343 | 282 | 221 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 165 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 81 | 2 | 735 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 129 | 166 | 410 |
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