El Unico Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° N 66.24° W

El Unico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Unico sea temperature is
28.9° C
0.4° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Unico at 10AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
6
0.6
E
9
0.3
NNE
10
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
278
233
195
156
144
121
213
197
62
55
20
151
147
112
90
90
90
34
34
96
116
33
68
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:33AM0.52m
11:34PM0.46m
12:27PM0.52m
00:11AM0.41m
1:21PM0.52m
Low Tide
5:09AM0.11m
5:43PM0.16m
5:48AM0.09m
6:44PM0.19m
6:27AM0.09m
7:48PM0.21m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:51
6:50
6:50
 mm
Temp °C
27
28
29
30
29
28
27
27
26
27
30
31
30
28
27
27
27
27
30
30
29
27
27
Feels °C
28
29
28
28
28
29
27
29
28
28
29
30
29
30
29
30
30
30
30
29
29
28
30
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