Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Martillo today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Martillo at 11AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at El Martillo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 3 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 156 | 164 | 127 | 103 | 107 | 85 | 60 | 55 | 42 | 32 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 5 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:10AM0.21m | 11:43AM0.33m | 00:34AM0.22m | 5:03AM0.20m | 12:30PM0.33m | 1:30AM0.21m | 5:56AM0.20m | 1:19PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM0.14m | 8:08PM0.04m | 3:13AM0.19m | 8:07AM0.16m | 8:57PM0.05m | 3:51AM0.19m | 8:46AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 6 | E 9 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSE 7 | E 5 | E 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 16 | 15 | 103 | 6 | 85 | 60 | 55 | 42 | 32 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 44 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 6 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 3 |
| kJ | 156 | 164 | 127 | — | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 410 | 406 | 408 | 410 | 270 | 235 | 248 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 129 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 165 | 944 | 965 | 661 | 661 |
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