El Unico Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° N 66.24° W

El Unico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Unico sea temperature is
29.8°C
1.3° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Unico at 8AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (19 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
12
0.5
N
12
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
12
0.7
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNW
15
1
NNW
14
1.3
NNW
14
1.5
NNW
13
1.6
NNW
12
1.7
NNW
12
1.6
NNW
12
1.6
NNW
12
1.4
NNW
11
1.4
N
11
1.4
N
11
1.3
N
11
1.3
N
11
1.2
N
11
0.9
N
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
70
99
99
80
65
70
154
400
631
755
766
807
669
625
513
483
475
396
382
332
171
133
111
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
NE
15
ENE
5
ENE
10
S
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
15
NE
10
E
10
S
5
SE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:26AM0.31m
3:24PM0.48m
3:33AM0.34m
4:11PM0.48m
4:35AM0.38m
4:55PM0.47m
Low Tide
8:17AM0.17m
10:23PM0.21m
9:26AM0.19m
10:58PM0.20m
10:32AM0.20m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:20
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6:20
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5:59
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5:59
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5:58
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 mm
1
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1
3
3
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2
2
2
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Temp °C
26
25
26
29
29
29
27
26
26
25
26
29
29
30
27
26
25
25
26
31
30
31
27
27
Feels °C
30
29
30
32
30
30
30
29
30
29
30
31
31
34
30
30
28
28
30
34
32
34
30
31
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