El Unico Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° N 66.24° W

El Unico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Unico sea temperature is
29.3°C
0.8° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Unico at 8AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Mon night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.4
NE
8
0.9
ENE
5
0.4
NE
8
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.6
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
28
31
42
16
42
15
30
27
26
25
17
13
16
12
20
11
26
39
5
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:01AM0.29m
5:11PM0.49m
4:00AM0.29m
6:03PM0.50m
5:03AM0.30m
6:48PM0.52m
Low Tide
11:07PM0.23m
9:35AM0.09m
00:03AM0.23m
10:29AM0.09m
00:47AM0.23m
11:22AM0.09m
thunderstorm
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:46
6:45
6:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
30
30
29
27
26
26
26
27
30
31
30
28
27
26
26
28
31
31
30
28
27
Feels °C
28
29
30
31
29
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
30
29
30
30
29
29
31
31
30
30
30
29
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