El Unico Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° N 66.24° W

El Unico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Unico sea temperature is
28.2° C
0.1° 

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Unico at 10PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1
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)
0.3
N
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NNE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
17
18
10
52
56
7
9
13
73
17
17
11
10
16
15
93
99
99
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:48PM0.63m
10:55AM0.45m
11:32PM0.58m
11:57AM0.47m
Low Tide
3:52PM0.03m
5:18AM0.14m
4:53PM0.08m
6:00AM0.13m
5:56PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:04
7:04
7:04
 mm
Temp °C
29
27
26
26
25
27
30
31
29
27
26
26
27
27
30
30
29
28
26
Feels °C
28
28
28
29
28
29
30
29
28
28
28
28
29
28
29
28
27
29
27
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