El Unico Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° N 66.24° W

El Unico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Unico sea temperature is
29.1°C
0.5° 

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 Aug):

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

The current surf forecast for El Unico at 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
5
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.8
ENE
5
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
11
0.2
NNE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
20
17
25
12
12
18
17
17
12
6
5
5
11
9
5
36
29
4
2
5
10
8
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
30
ENE
30
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
20
E
30
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:00AM0.29m
6:03PM0.50m
5:03AM0.30m
6:48PM0.52m
6:03AM0.32m
7:27PM0.53m
Low Tide
10:29AM0.09m
00:47AM0.23m
11:22AM0.09m
1:25AM0.22m
12:13PM0.09m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:07
6:07
6:07
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6:45
6:45
6:45
 mm
Temp °C
26
27
30
31
30
28
27
26
27
28
30
31
30
28
27
26
26
27
31
32
31
28
27
Feels °C
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
29
30
30
30
30
29
30
30
29
30
31
32
31
31
30
30
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