El Martillo Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.97° S 54.95° W

El Martillo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Martillo sea temperature is
11.6° C
1.1° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Martillo at 7AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat morning, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
14
1
S
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
419
355
277
208
183
220
451
558
482
597
578
337
247
194
147
136
96
94
83
80
92
116
139
160
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
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-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:42AM0.27m
12:31PM0.13m
8:14PM0.36m
8:31AM0.29m
9:08PM0.33m
9:19AM0.32m
Low Tide
3:38AM0.06m
11:58AM0.13m
3:38PM0.08m
4:28AM0.08m
4:38PM0.05m
5:15AM0.09m
5:34PM0.03m
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light rain
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
9
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
3
2
4
3
7
7
7
6
7
7
6
6
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
8
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