
Surf Forecasts:
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 8PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
389 | 319 | 308 | 143 | 140 | 167 | 140 | 146 | 176 | 180 | 184 | 184 | 146 | 239 | 232 | 507 | 469 | 432 | 411 | 320 | 314 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
389 | 319 | 308 | 143 | 140 | 167 | 140 | 146 | 176 | 180 | 184 | 184 | 146 | 239 | 232 | 507 | 469 | 432 | 411 | 320 | 314 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 139 | 100 | 71 | 102 | 72 | 69 | 78 | 69 | 71 | 80 | 98 | 136 | 84 | 86 | 65 | 54 | 55 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 4 | NE 9 | N 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
— | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 93 | 88 | 86 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 3 | — | E 4 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 6 | — | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 98 | 0 | 0 |
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