El Unico Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° N 66.24° W

El Unico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Unico sea temperature is
29.7°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 (16 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Unico at 11PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)--
Afternoon (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.4
NNE
13
0.5
NNE
13
0.6
NNE
12
0.7
NNE
12
0.8
NNE
12
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
69
68
90
117
127
153
140
133
155
143
132
90
88
86
62
59
58
61
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
25
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:26AM0.29m
1:44PM0.50m
1:22AM0.29m
2:35PM0.49m
Low Tide
7:57PM0.20m
6:18AM0.11m
8:52PM0.21m
7:13AM0.14m
9:41PM0.21m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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1
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2
5
1
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Temp °C
29
28
27
26
26
28
30
30
30
28
27
26
26
27
30
29
30
27
26
Feels °C
29
31
30
29
29
30
32
31
31
31
31
30
30
31
32
30
32
30
30
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