El Martillo Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.97° S 54.95° W

El Martillo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Martillo sea temperature is
11.3° 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for El Martillo at 8AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.8
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
100
74
64
83
119
170
179
246
384
124
103
108
90
96
101
106
113
151
73
46
59
95
111
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:08PM0.33m
9:19AM0.32m
10:00PM0.30m
2:10AM0.21m
10:07AM0.33m
10:51PM0.27m
3:15AM0.21m
10:55AM0.34m
Low Tide
5:15AM0.09m
5:34PM0.03m
1:43AM0.21m
6:00AM0.11m
6:27PM0.03m
2:03AM0.21m
6:44AM0.13m
7:18PM0.03m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
2
1
2
7
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
11
10
9
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
7
7
7
8
7
7
8
9
11
14
15
15
16
14
13
12
11
8
5
4
5
2
3
3
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