El Suicidio Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.66° S 54.15° W

El Suicidio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Suicidio sea temperature is
11.7° C
0.3° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Suicidio at 10AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (12 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (12 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.8
SE
13
1.7
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
571
571
560
571
799
863
1083
1143
975
551
426
339
317
550
674
706
1060
878
895
454
337
319
260
191
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:13AM0.27m
12:30PM0.19m
6:35PM0.49m
11:36PM0.20m
7:07AM0.29m
1:03PM0.19m
7:32PM0.47m
00:37AM0.22m
7:59AM0.32m
1:38PM0.19m
8:26PM0.44m
Low Tide
9:32AM0.09m
2:26PM0.16m
10:57PM0.20m
3:24AM0.02m
10:27AM0.11m
3:28PM0.12m
11:29PM0.21m
4:15AM0.02m
11:21AM0.13m
4:25PM0.08m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:04
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
7
8
8
9
10
9
8
9
8
8
9
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
4
5
5
5
6
5
4
5
3
4
5
6
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
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