El Unico Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° N 66.24° W

El Unico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Unico sea temperature is
29.3°C
0.7° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Unico at 11AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
E
8
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
19
11
6
5
5
5
10
35
35
4
4
5
5
10
26
26
25
36
49
128
94
92
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
E
30
E
25
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
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
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:03AM0.30m
6:48PM0.52m
6:03AM0.32m
7:27PM0.53m
6:57AM0.36m
8:04PM0.54m
Low Tide
11:22AM0.09m
1:25AM0.22m
12:13PM0.09m
1:57AM0.21m
1:02PM0.10m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:44
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
26
27
31
31
30
28
27
26
26
27
30
32
31
28
27
27
27
27
31
31
29
28
28
Feels °C
29
30
31
30
30
30
29
29
29
30
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
30
31
30
29
30
30
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