Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Unico today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Unico at 10AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Unico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 60 | 38 | 52 | 160 | 122 | 96 | 90 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 96 | 96 | 33 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:27PM0.52m | 00:11AM0.41m | 1:21PM0.52m | 00:48AM0.36m | 2:17PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48AM0.09m | 6:44PM0.19m | 6:27AM0.09m | 7:48PM0.21m | 7:08AM0.08m | 8:55PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | E 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 8 | NNE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 |
56 | 39 | 38 | 52 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 90 | 34 | 18 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 68 | 68 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 68 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | — | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | E 8 | NNE 10 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 9 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | N 8 |
25 | 25 | 20 | 20 | — | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NNE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 9 | N 8 | — | N 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NE 9 |
25 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 5 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — |
60 | 60 | 45 | 44 | 160 | 122 | 96 | — | 20 | — | 19 | 96 | 96 | 13 | 68 | — | — | 18 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 0 | 194 | 874 | 547 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 368 | 368 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 30 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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