El Unico Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° N 66.24° W

El Unico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Unico sea temperature is
28.9° C
0.4° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Unico at 5AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the E by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
71
73
55
66
80
85
90
104
108
108
139
171
191
171
181
214
214
238
262
245
222
199
215
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:42AM0.40m
8:51PM0.62m
8:44AM0.44m
9:35PM0.60m
9:42AM0.48m
10:17PM0.56m
Low Tide
2:32AM0.18m
1:49PM0.02m
3:14AM0.16m
2:48PM0.04m
3:53AM0.14m
3:47PM0.08m
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6:05
6:05
6:05
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6:53
6:52
6:52
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
28
31
30
29
27
27
26
27
28
30
31
29
27
27
27
27
27
30
30
29
28
27
Feels °C
30
30
31
32
30
30
29
30
29
30
30
30
30
28
28
28
29
28
27
28
28
28
29
28
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