El Unico Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° N 66.24° W

El Unico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Unico at 9AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (21 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
N
11
1.4
N
11
1.3
N
11
1.3
N
11
1.2
N
11
1.2
N
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
13
0.8
NNW
13
1.2
NNW
13
1.2
NNW
13
1.2
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
483
475
396
389
319
308
143
140
167
140
146
176
180
184
184
146
239
232
515
484
432
418
390
320
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
NW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ESE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
ESE
5
SE
10
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:35AM0.38m
4:55PM0.47m
5:29AM0.43m
5:37PM0.46m
6:18AM0.48m
6:18PM0.44m
Low Tide
10:32AM0.20m
11:29PM0.18m
11:34AM0.19m
11:59PM0.16m
12:33PM0.18m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:58
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5:57
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1
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1
1
2
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Temp °C
25
25
26
31
31
30
27
26
26
26
26
29
30
30
27
26
25
26
26
30
31
30
27
27
Feels °C
28
28
29
34
33
33
31
30
30
30
30
32
32
32
30
29
27
29
29
32
32
31
30
31
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