El Unico Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° N 66.24° W

El Unico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Unico sea temperature is
29.3°C
0.7° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Unico at 2PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 31°C on Fri 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
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.4
NE
15
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.5
NE
14
0.6
NE
13
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.6
NE
13
0.6
NE
12
0.6
NE
12
0.6
NE
12
0.6
NE
12
0.6
NE
12
0.6
NE
12
0.6
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
77
73
96
128
94
55
74
72
91
113
119
119
107
95
92
90
90
89
87
82
77
75
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
ESE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
E
30
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:57AM0.36m
8:04PM0.54m
7:48AM0.39m
8:38PM0.54m
8:36AM0.43m
9:11PM0.52m
Low Tide
1:02PM0.10m
2:27AM0.20m
1:50PM0.11m
2:56AM0.18m
2:38PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:44
6:43
6:42
 mm
1
Temp °C
26
27
30
30
29
28
27
27
26
27
30
30
30
28
27
26
26
27
31
31
30
27
27
Feels °C
30
31
30
29
29
30
28
30
29
30
30
29
29
30
29
28
29
29
30
28
28
28
30
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