El Unico Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° N 66.24° W

El Unico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Unico sea temperature is
29.6°C
0.8° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Unico at 1AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
12
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
79
82
75
80
85
108
135
176
160
164
164
188
188
181
181
202
192
167
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
E
30
E
25
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:50PM0.58m
6:41AM0.42m
7:38PM0.57m
7:41AM0.47m
8:22PM0.55m
Low Tide
1:15AM0.18m
12:50PM0.06m
1:53AM0.16m
1:50PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:32
6:31
6:31
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
30
28
27
27
26
27
31
31
30
28
27
27
26
28
31
31
30
28
27
Feels °C
30
30
29
30
29
29
31
30
30
29
29
29
28
31
31
30
30
30
30
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