El Unico Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° N 66.24° W

El Unico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Unico sea temperature is
29.7°C
1.1° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Unico at 5AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.4
NNE
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
46
40
40
39
34
15
24
37
50
63
69
67
96
96
84
84
117
73
73
75
77
77
61
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
25
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
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-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:52AM0.59m
9:41PM0.35m
10:35AM0.57m
10:18PM0.32m
11:20AM0.56m
10:57PM0.31m
Low Tide
2:54AM0.07m
4:28PM0.15m
3:29AM0.06m
5:18PM0.16m
4:07AM0.06m
6:08PM0.18m
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1
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Temp °C
27
26
27
30
31
30
28
27
26
26
27
29
29
29
28
27
27
26
27
29
30
29
28
27
Feels °C
30
29
30
31
30
30
31
31
30
30
30
31
31
32
31
31
31
30
31
30
31
31
31
31
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