El Unico Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° N 66.24° W

El Unico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Unico at 6PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
12
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
12
0.5
N
12
0.5
N
12
0.6
N
12
0.6
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
153
140
133
155
143
132
90
88
86
62
59
58
44
47
70
70
99
71
73
81
156
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:44PM0.50m
1:22AM0.29m
2:35PM0.49m
2:26AM0.31m
3:24PM0.48m
Low Tide
8:52PM0.21m
7:13AM0.14m
9:41PM0.21m
8:17AM0.17m
10:23PM0.21m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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5:59
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 mm
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1
2
1
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2
6
1
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2
1
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Temp °C
30
29
29
27
26
26
26
26
29
29
29
27
26
26
25
26
29
29
29
27
26
Feels °C
32
30
30
29
29
30
30
30
31
30
31
30
30
30
29
30
32
30
29
30
30
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