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El Unico surf break

El Unico surfForecast / Puerto Rico / Puerto Rico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 AST
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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
27.6° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Unico today?

The current surf forecast for El Unico at 10PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (17 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NNW
0.9
NW
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)121288888889999999999910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)94192273394414380346346346320344387387433454397406433433452528528587587
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
25
E
30
E
25
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
25
E
30
ENE
25
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
E
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:25PM
0.30
8:57AM
0.58
8:16PM
0.32
9:33AM
0.59
9:06PM
0.35
10:08AM
0.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:05PM
0.21
1:30AM
0.05
3:40PM
0.20
2:15AM
0.06
4:13PM
0.20
3:00AM
0.08
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-----7:00-------7:00-------7:00--
Sunset6:08-------6:09-------6:10-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------111--
Temp. °C272525242323282827252424242427282725242424242728
Feels °C (?)262626242424272526272526262626262626252525252526
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