El Unico Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° N 66.24° W

El Unico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Sep 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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Unico at 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon night, fresh winds from the E by Wed afternoon).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
15
0.4
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
27
48
24
45
35
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ENE
25
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
20
E
30
E
25
E
15
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:45AM0.30m
5:14PM0.49m
4:51AM0.33m
5:58PM0.50m
5:49AM0.37m
6:38PM0.50m
Low Tide
9:58AM0.13m
11:57PM0.22m
10:58AM0.14m
00:30AM0.21m
11:54AM0.14m
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:22
6:21
6:20
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
27
30
31
30
28
27
26
26
28
30
30
31
28
27
26
26
28
31
32
31
28
27
Feels °C
30
31
31
31
33
31
31
30
30
32
31
30
32
30
30
30
30
31
31
31
31
31
31
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