Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Unico today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for El Unico at 11AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Unico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | E 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 70 | 70 | 76 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 66 | 68 | 50 | 68 | 22 | 62 | 78 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:21PM0.52m | 00:48AM0.36m | 2:17PM0.50m | 1:27AM0.33m | 3:15PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27AM0.09m | 7:48PM0.21m | 7:08AM0.08m | 8:55PM0.23m | 7:53AM0.08m | 10:03PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
70 | 70 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 66 | 68 | 50 | 68 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 13 | — |
9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 9 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NE 9 | — | — | NNE 8 | — | E 14 | E 13 | — | N 5 |
— | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 3 | — | — | 7 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
— | — | 70 | 76 | 13 | 19 | 18 | — | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | — | — | — | 24 | 43 | 62 | 78 | 60 | 54 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 402 | 368 | 368 | 368 | 368 | 42 | 16 | 16 | 576 | 63 | 42 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 95 | 878 | 859 | 103 | 390 |
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