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El Martillo surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 -03
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El Martillo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Martillo sea temperature is
23.3° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Martillo today?

The current surf forecast for El Martillo at 5PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)--
Afternoon (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.8
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.5
SE
3
SE
3
SE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SE
2.3
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)1055666677888888877777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8758901001251022143807141003114512291056844636505407331277231171156122111
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
50
ESE
45
SE
55
SE
60
SE
60
SSE
60
SSE
60
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
E
10
ENE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:26PM
0.25
4:32PM
0.21
12:43AM
0.29
1:30PM
0.23
5:23PM
0.21
1:39AM
0.29
2:47PM
0.21
6:09PM
0.21
2:36AM
0.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:32PM
0.21
8:27PM
0.12
9:02AM
0.07
4:05PM
0.21
9:11PM
0.14
9:56AM
0.07
4:52PM
0.20
9:52PM
0.16
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise------5:35-------5:37-------5:37-
Sunset--7:57-------7:57-------7:57-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----313266344126321------
Temp. °C202120201919191918181818192020212121212121212121
Feels °C (?)16161515151412139898101313161617171819212323
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