El Unico Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° N 66.24° W

El Unico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Unico sea temperature is
29.6°C
0.9° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Unico at 8AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (30 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
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)
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
E
9
2.2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.4
E
8
0.9
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
193
202
228
394
405
1020
776
717
508
383
322
318
232
193
162
137
137
108
108
103
99
22
61
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
5
NNE
10
SSE
25
S
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:09AM0.50m
10:17PM0.47m
10:57AM0.53m
10:52PM0.43m
11:48AM0.54m
Low Tide
3:54AM0.14m
4:19PM0.15m
4:25AM0.11m
5:12PM0.17m
4:59AM0.09m
6:11PM0.19m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
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part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<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>
6:40
6:39
6:38
 mm
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
1
1
2
1
3
3
Temp °C
28
27
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
31
30
30
27
26
26
26
27
30
30
29
27
26
Feels °C
31
29
30
31
31
33
31
28
29
29
30
32
30
30
29
28
29
29
29
30
29
30
29
28
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