El Suicidio Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.66° S 54.15° W

El Suicidio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Suicidio sea temperature is
11.5° C
0.1° 

El Suicidio 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 Suicidio today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for El Suicidio at 12PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
S
7
0.4
SE
7
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
200
179
131
118
162
97
83
67
54
55
40
39
26
25
23
22
22
14
17
17
25
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
25
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
SE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:15AM0.23m
11:13AM0.40m
4:02PM0.21m
11:42PM0.29m
5:11AM0.22m
11:58AM0.40m
4:37PM0.21m
00:29AM0.27m
6:11AM0.22m
12:43PM0.39m
Low Tide
7:17AM0.11m
3:03PM0.21m
7:51PM0.03m
2:48AM0.17m
8:00AM0.14m
4:09PM0.21m
8:40PM0.05m
3:33AM0.16m
8:42AM0.16m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
4
2
1
1
2
1
3
5
4
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
Feels °C
5
4
5
7
4
6
6
6
4
5
6
7
8
7
7
8
8
8
9
7
7
7
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