El Unico Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° N 66.24° W

El Unico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Unico sea temperature is
28.3° C
0.2° 

El Unico 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 Unico today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Unico at 4AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
8
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
9
0.9
ENE
6
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
39
54
7
9
13
66
73
17
12
62
15
16
93
99
96
96
99
90
88
118
124
113
139
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
15
E
Wind State
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
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:55AM0.45m
11:32PM0.58m
11:57AM0.47m
00:14AM0.53m
12:57PM0.49m
Low Tide
5:18AM0.14m
4:53PM0.08m
6:00AM0.13m
5:56PM0.14m
6:41AM0.12m
7:01PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:04
7:04
7:04
 mm
Temp °C
26
25
27
30
31
29
27
26
26
26
27
29
30
29
28
26
26
25
27
30
30
29
27
26
Feels °C
29
27
28
30
29
27
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
27
29
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
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