El Unico Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° N 66.24° W

El Unico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Unico sea temperature is
29.2°C
0.6° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Unico at 7PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
12
0.6
NE
12
0.6
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
87
82
77
75
93
99
105
118
143
147
151
128
170
161
183
222
256
488
799
846
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ESE
20
SSE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:36AM0.43m
9:11PM0.52m
9:22AM0.47m
9:43PM0.50m
10:09AM0.50m
10:17PM0.47m
Low Tide
2:38PM0.12m
3:24AM0.16m
3:28PM0.14m
3:54AM0.14m
4:19PM0.15m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:42
6:42
6:40
 mm
1
1
3
4
6
6
3
1
Temp °C
30
31
29
28
27
27
27
28
31
31
30
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
26
26
Feels °C
30
31
29
31
30
30
31
30
31
30
30
30
31
29
30
30
29
30
30
27
28
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