El Unico Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° N 66.24° W

El Unico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for El Unico at 1PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
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
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
55
42
42
55
35
49
48
33
32
29
36
28
28
18
18
18
18
18
18
70
26
26
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:30PM0.49m
1:40AM0.29m
3:27PM0.48m
2:39AM0.29m
4:24PM0.48m
Low Tide
7:03AM0.09m
9:30PM0.22m
7:57AM0.11m
10:29PM0.23m
8:57AM0.12m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
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>
6:24
6:23
6:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
27
28
31
32
31
28
27
27
26
28
30
31
30
28
27
27
26
27
30
31
31
28
27
Feels °C
31
33
33
32
31
30
30
31
30
31
30
30
29
30
30
31
30
30
31
31
31
30
30
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