El Martillo Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.97° S 54.95° W

El Martillo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Martillo sea temperature is
11.2° C
0.7° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Martillo at 10AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (14 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat morning, light winds from the NE by Sat night).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SE
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.6
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
585
517
536
480
259
194
147
136
102
100
92
111
125
154
170
173
153
299
142
124
103
118
99
99
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
N
10
W
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
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
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:31AM0.29m
9:08PM0.33m
9:19AM0.32m
10:00PM0.30m
2:10AM0.21m
10:07AM0.33m
Low Tide
4:28AM0.08m
4:38PM0.05m
5:15AM0.09m
5:34PM0.03m
1:43AM0.21m
6:00AM0.11m
6:27PM0.03m
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cloud
cloud
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light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
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6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
15
15
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
11
14
15
14
16
14
13
11
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