El Unico Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° N 66.24° W

El Unico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Unico sea temperature is
28.9° C
0.5° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Unico at 8AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (06 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (06 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
91
106
96
131
166
197
184
180
176
154
151
171
138
134
146
142
138
138
125
104
104
91
91
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
20
ESE
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:19AM0.37m
3:03PM0.54m
2:09AM0.34m
4:08PM0.57m
3:08AM0.32m
5:13PM0.59m
Low Tide
7:47AM0.05m
9:44PM0.23m
8:40AM0.03m
10:58PM0.23m
9:40AM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:55
6:55
 mm
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
30
31
30
27
26
26
26
27
30
29
29
28
26
26
26
27
30
31
29
27
27
Feels °C
29
29
30
30
30
29
28
28
29
29
29
30
28
28
30
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
30
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