Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Unico today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Unico at 5PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at El Unico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 195 | 156 | 132 | 213 | 213 | 208 | 60 | 57 | 158 | 151 | 147 | 115 | 90 | 90 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 96 | 87 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | 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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:33AM0.52m | 11:34PM0.46m | 12:27PM0.52m | 00:11AM0.41m | 1:21PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43PM0.16m | 5:48AM0.09m | 6:44PM0.19m | 6:27AM0.09m | 7:48PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | E 8 | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 44 | 42 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 60 | 57 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 19 | 34 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 10 | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | E 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 26 | — | 25 | 56 | 39 | 20 | — | — | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 9 | N 8 | — | — | NNE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 195 | 156 | 132 | 213 | 213 | 208 | — | — | 158 | 151 | 147 | 115 | 90 | 90 | 20 | — | 19 | 15 | 96 | 87 | 68 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 390 | 194 | 368 | 424 | 424 | 52 | 0 | 368 | 336 | 368 | 174 | 511 | 325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 368 | 368 | 368 | 174 | 0 |
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