El Suicidio Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.66° S 54.15° W

El Suicidio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Suicidio sea temperature is
11.4° C
0.2° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Suicidio at 2PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon night, light winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
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)
1.1
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.6
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
139
110
120
122
107
156
119
115
135
140
69
85
88
72
72
72
55
55
40
39
26
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SSE
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:21AM0.23m
10:26AM0.39m
3:26PM0.21m
10:55PM0.32m
4:15AM0.23m
11:13AM0.40m
4:02PM0.21m
11:42PM0.29m
5:11AM0.22m
11:58AM0.40m
4:37PM0.21m
Low Tide
6:33AM0.08m
2:05PM0.20m
7:02PM0.03m
2:05AM0.18m
7:17AM0.11m
3:03PM0.21m
7:51PM0.03m
2:48AM0.17m
8:00AM0.14m
4:09PM0.21m
8:40PM0.05m
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light rain
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cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
1
8
9
10
12
7
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
10
10
11
11
Feels °C
8
6
8
7
5
4
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
6
6
4
6
5
7
7
8
8
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