Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.66° S 54.15° W

El Suicidio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Suicidio sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.8° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Suicidio at 6AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, fresh winds from the E by Thu night).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.6
E
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
582
485
476
467
375
367
425
527
467
426
329
317
485
595
200
192
185
182
178
178
160
170
180
183
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:33AM0.22m
8:20AM0.26m
1:32PM0.33m
7:46PM0.18m
2:24AM0.22m
9:12AM0.25m
2:29PM0.32m
8:48PM0.19m
3:20AM0.24m
9:58AM0.24m
3:33PM0.31m
Low Tide
4:31AM0.15m
10:04AM0.24m
5:53PM0.17m
10:52PM0.13m
5:25AM0.16m
11:02AM0.24m
6:44PM0.17m
11:45PM0.14m
6:32AM0.16m
12:01PM0.22m
7:36PM0.17m
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Temp °C
12
11
11
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
10
9
10
10
10
9
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
9
11
11
11
11
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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