El Unico Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° N 66.24° W

El Unico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Unico at 5PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SE by Fri night).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.5
N
8
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
51
49
12
12
55
98
114
94
77
75
74
69
63
45
42
55
55
61
35
40
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
E
25
E
25
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
E
30
ENE
25
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:42PM0.52m
00:10AM0.32m
1:34PM0.50m
00:51AM0.30m
2:30PM0.49m
Low Tide
7:24PM0.20m
6:16AM0.08m
8:26PM0.21m
7:03AM0.09m
9:30PM0.22m
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cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:24
6:24
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
30
30
29
28
27
27
27
28
31
31
30
28
27
27
27
27
31
32
30
28
27
Feels °C
30
30
29
30
29
31
31
30
31
31
31
30
30
31
31
30
32
31
29
31
31
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