El Unico Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° N 66.24° W

El Unico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Unico sea temperature is
28.6° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Unico at 2PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.3
NNE
7
1.1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
10
101
129
121
99
102
102
105
137
137
141
145
139
147
139
107
110
113
113
133
102
91
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:57AM0.47m
00:14AM0.53m
12:57PM0.49m
00:54AM0.47m
1:58PM0.50m
Low Tide
6:00AM0.13m
5:56PM0.14m
6:41AM0.12m
7:01PM0.18m
7:21AM0.10m
8:10PM0.22m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:04
7:04
7:02
 mm
Temp °C
26
27
30
30
29
27
27
26
25
26
29
28
29
27
26
26
25
27
29
29
28
27
26
Feels °C
28
28
29
29
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
28
27
29
28
28
27
28
28
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