El Unico Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° N 66.24° W

El Unico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Unico sea temperature is
29.8°C
1.1° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Unico at 8AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (23 Sep)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
15
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NNE
14
0.3
NNE
14
0.3
NNE
14
0.3
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
13
0.4
NNE
13
0.4
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNW
14
0.4
NNW
14
0.5
N
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
16
27
35
24
45
21
41
40
37
35
35
69
57
33
33
30
29
28
28
41
61
84
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
15
ENE
20
E
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:49AM0.37m
6:38PM0.50m
6:41AM0.42m
7:15PM0.50m
7:28AM0.47m
7:50PM0.48m
Low Tide
00:30AM0.21m
11:54AM0.14m
1:00AM0.19m
12:47PM0.14m
1:28AM0.17m
1:39PM0.14m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:19
6:17
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
Temp °C
27
26
27
31
31
31
28
27
26
26
27
31
33
31
28
27
27
26
27
31
33
32
28
27
Feels °C
31
30
31
33
31
32
31
31
30
30
31
33
33
32
31
31
31
30
30
32
33
33
30
31
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