Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Unico today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Unico at 4AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Unico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 56 | 10 | 10 | 101 | 126 | 10 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 23 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 100 | 92 | 73 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:15PM0.49m | 2:10AM0.30m | 4:14PM0.49m | 3:01AM0.29m | 5:11PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03PM0.23m | 8:42AM0.09m | 11:07PM0.23m | 9:35AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | N 10 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
10 | 10 | 56 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | N 10 | N 10 | E 11 | — |
4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | E 13 | E 13 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 8 | N 11 | N 10 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 10 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 11 |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
56 | 69 | — | 52 | 52 | 101 | 126 | 49 | 45 | 31 | 27 | 34 | — | — | 31 | 100 | 92 | 73 | 65 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1263 | 368 | 0 | 16 | 42 | 325 | 368 | 859 | 368 | 547 | 390 | 317 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 368 | 368 | 390 | 390 |
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