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El Unico surfForecast / Puerto Rico / Puerto Rico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 ASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Unico surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Unico sea temperature is
27.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at El Unico today?
The current surf forecast for El Unico at 8PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Unico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
250 | 306 | 298 | 259 | 215 | 196 | 208 | 220 | 202 | 207 | 226 | 199 | 199 | 181 | 186 | 159 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 138 | 142 | 119 | 116 | 123 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:15AM0.34m | 00:26AM0.64m | 12:21PM0.36m | 1:20AM0.60m | 1:32PM0.38m | 2:12AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09PM0.01m | 7:18AM0.16m | 6:14PM0.06m | 8:10AM0.16m | 7:25PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | 6:53 |
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Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 |
26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 215 | 196 | 208 | 220 | 202 | — | — | 199 | 199 | 181 | 186 | 159 | 163 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 142 | 119 | 116 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | — | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 250 | 306 | 298 | 259 | — | — | — | — | — | 207 | 226 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 163 | 163 | 138 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 878 | 878 | 103 | 99 | 472 | 0 | 52 | 390 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 165 | 194 | 666 | 390 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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