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El Unico surfForecast / Puerto Rico / Puerto Rico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 18 May 2026 ASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Unico surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Unico sea temperature is
27.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at El Unico today?
The current surf forecast for El Unico at 10PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Unico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
277 | 196 | 206 | 201 | 196 | 204 | 232 | 277 | 270 | 270 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 277 | 306 | 306 | 259 | 237 | 201 | 202 | 220 | 215 | 196 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:36PM0.69m | 10:14AM0.33m | 11:31PM0.67m | 11:15AM0.34m | 00:26AM0.64m | 12:21PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12PM-0.04m | 5:28AM0.15m | 4:08PM-0.02m | 6:24AM0.15m | 5:09PM0.01m | 7:18AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — |
 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 |
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Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 30 |
26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — |
 kJ | 16 | 25 | 206 | 201 | 196 | 204 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 270 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 259 | 237 | 201 | 202 | 220 | 215 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 277 | 196 | — | — | — | — | 232 | 277 | 270 | — | — | — | — | — | 277 | 306 | 306 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 196 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 874 | 99 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 878 | 63 | 101 | 92 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 63 | 874 | 107 | 878 | 390 | 0 | 42 | 63 | 63 | 63 |
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