El Unico Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° N 66.24° W

El Unico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

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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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Unico at 3PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (23 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (23 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
13
1.2
NNW
13
1.2
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
11
1.1
N
11
1.1
N
11
1
N
11
1
N
11
1
N
11
1
N
11
1
N
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
N
11
0.9
N
11
0.9
N
12
1
N
12
0.9
N
11
0.7
N
13
0.9
N
11
0.8
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
507
461
425
411
376
314
302
302
251
256
260
251
251
205
198
198
216
266
202
160
195
149
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
15
E
25
E
25
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
25
ESE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:18AM0.48m
6:18PM0.44m
7:05AM0.54m
6:59PM0.41m
7:52AM0.59m
7:41PM0.39m
Low Tide
12:33PM0.18m
00:29AM0.12m
1:29PM0.17m
1:03AM0.09m
2:24PM0.16m
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Temp °C
26
27
31
32
30
28
27
27
27
27
30
32
30
28
27
26
26
27
31
32
31
28
27
Feels °C
30
30
33
32
30
31
30
31
31
29
31
32
31
31
30
30
30
30
33
31
32
31
31
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