El Unico Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° N 66.24° W

El Unico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Unico sea temperature is
28.9° C
0.4° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Unico at 5PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (13 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
143
218
231
208
181
176
197
197
225
238
245
215
218
227
262
281
289
265
273
280
301
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:44AM0.44m
9:35PM0.60m
9:42AM0.48m
10:17PM0.56m
10:38AM0.51m
10:56PM0.51m
Low Tide
2:48PM0.04m
3:53AM0.14m
3:47PM0.08m
4:31AM0.12m
4:45PM0.12m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:52
6:52
6:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
30
31
30
27
26
27
26
27
30
31
30
28
27
27
27
28
30
30
28
27
28
Feels °C
29
29
30
29
28
29
27
27
29
30
29
28
28
28
28
27
28
29
27
27
28
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