El Suicidio Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.66° S 54.15° W

El Suicidio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Suicidio sea temperature is
11.1° C
0.6° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for El Suicidio at 5PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
E
9
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.7
SE
4
1.3
SE
5
1.3
SE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.4
S
5
1.8
SSW
6
2
S
7
2.1
S
8
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
54
55
40
39
36
25
23
35
35
13
68
87
98
102
232
377
491
489
454
418
386
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
25
SE
35
SSE
25
S
35
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:11AM0.22m
11:58AM0.40m
4:37PM0.21m
00:29AM0.27m
6:11AM0.22m
12:43PM0.39m
1:17AM0.24m
7:17AM0.22m
1:28PM0.38m
Low Tide
8:00AM0.14m
4:09PM0.21m
8:40PM0.05m
3:33AM0.16m
8:42AM0.16m
9:29PM0.07m
4:19AM0.16m
9:24AM0.19m
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light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:08
 mm
2
8
10
10
4
5
Temp °C
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
8
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
9
7
8
7
5
7
4
4
2
1
0
1
1
0
1
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