El Martillo surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 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
20.1° C
(Which is 3.0°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 10PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
Afternoon (28 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (28 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.4
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
569
422
343
263
214
210
167
130
97
60
59
40
39
25
121
145
130
126
42
98
89
84
78
73
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NW
0
SW
10
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:36PM0.30m
6:29AM0.25m
6:21PM0.32m
7:15AM0.25m
11:24AM0.21m
7:03PM0.34m
7:58AM0.25m
Low Tide
1:11PM0.13m
1:46AM0.05m
2:00PM0.14m
2:36AM0.04m
10:28AM0.21m
2:45PM0.16m
3:22AM0.03m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:13
7:15
7:15
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6:00
5:59
5:58
5:57
Temp °C
13
15
16
13
12
12
12
13
16
17
18
17
17
17
14
14
17
19
19
18
17
15
15
15
6
9
10
7
6
5
5
6
8
9
12
13
14
15
12
12
15
19
17
16
14
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.8
WSW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
Energy kJ
569
422
343
263
214
210
167
130
97
60
59
40
26
13
121
145
130
126
20
98
89
84
78
73
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
S
12
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
39
25
25
25
10
10
42
11
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
7
0.3
S
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
21
2
2
2
2
11
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.3
W
5
1
W
5
1
WSW
5
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
21
17
13
19
23
28
28
35
49
78
95
59
48
2
1
2
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
35
0
0
2
4
8
13
21
166
86
35
3
13
3
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - South
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
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