El Suicidio Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.66° S 54.15° W

El Suicidio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Suicidio sea temperature is
11.1° C
0.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Suicidio at 4PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
S
7
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
4
1.7
SSW
6
2
S
7
2.2
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.1
S
8
2
S
8
2
S
9
2
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.6
S
10
2
S
11
1.9
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
14
13
22
18
45
215
388
612
624
583
568
621
635
822
891
612
697
541
988
936
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
E
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSW
30
WSW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-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
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:11AM0.22m
12:43PM0.39m
1:17AM0.24m
7:17AM0.22m
1:28PM0.38m
2:06AM0.23m
8:32AM0.22m
2:15PM0.37m
Low Tide
3:33AM0.16m
8:42AM0.16m
9:29PM0.07m
4:19AM0.16m
9:24AM0.19m
10:21PM0.08m
5:08AM0.15m
10:06AM0.22m
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:08
6:09
 mm
1
7
14
17
18
3
Temp °C
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
9
8
9
9
8
7
7
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
7
8
7
6
6
4
3
1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
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