El Unico Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° N 66.24° W

El Unico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Unico sea temperature is
29.1° 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Unico at 6PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (09 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
198
198
161
136
125
129
129
129
125
110
90
73
58
60
53
64
90
62
51
37
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:14PM0.61m
5:27AM0.33m
7:11PM0.63m
6:37AM0.36m
8:03PM0.63m
Low Tide
10:43AM-0.00m
00:59AM0.21m
11:47AM-0.01m
1:48AM0.19m
12:49PM-0.00m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:54
6:54
6:53
 mm
Temp °C
30
30
30
28
28
27
27
28
30
31
30
28
27
26
26
27
29
30
30
28
26
Feels °C
29
29
29
29
30
29
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
30
29
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