El Unico Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° N 66.24° W

El Unico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Unico sea temperature is
29.6°C
0.9° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Unico at 11AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (17 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (17 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
61
68
84
103
79
62
69
55
55
55
55
37
35
49
33
33
32
29
40
28
18
18
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:34PM0.50m
00:51AM0.30m
2:30PM0.49m
1:40AM0.29m
3:27PM0.48m
Low Tide
6:16AM0.08m
8:26PM0.21m
7:03AM0.09m
9:30PM0.22m
7:57AM0.11m
10:29PM0.23m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:13
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6:24
6:24
6:23
 mm
Temp °C
27
28
30
31
30
28
28
27
26
27
30
32
30
28
27
26
26
27
30
31
30
28
27
Feels °C
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
30
30
31
31
29
30
30
29
30
30
31
30
30
30
30
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