Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Martillo today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for El Martillo at 4AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at El Martillo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the W by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 54 | 66 | 76 | 86 | 80 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 94 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:45AM0.19m | 6:50AM0.20m | 1:14PM0.30m | 3:16AM0.18m | 7:44AM0.20m | 2:04PM0.28m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08PM0.07m | 3:39AM0.18m | 8:38AM0.20m | 9:56PM0.09m | 3:39AM0.18m | 9:14AM0.20m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 94 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 11 | — | S 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | S 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 54 | 66 | 76 | 86 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 944 | 944 | 944 | 420 | 461 | 944 | 956 | 944 | 965 | 1476 | 521 | 521 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 0 |
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