Surf-Forecast | Playa Union Surf Guide

Playa Union Surf Guide

Playa Union in Provincia del Chubut is an exposed sandbar break that only works once in a while. Offshore winds are from the west northwest. The best swell direction is from the south southeast. Crowds are never a problem here. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

Playa Union Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	3	inconsistent	10.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa Union:

The best conditions reported for surf at Playa Union occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Playa Union (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Playa Union with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 31% of the time in July while 21% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 48% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

31%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

21%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

48%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Playa Union Location Map

Interactive Playa Union surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Playa Union is Almirante Zar (Trelew) Airport (REL) in Argentina, which is 22 km (14 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Playa Union is El Tehuelche (Puerto Madryn) Airport (PMY), also in Argentina, 64 km (40 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Playa Union Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 21 June 2026, 01:49 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 21
ft, °F	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM
Wave (m)	S	SE	SSW	S
Period (s)	7	8	5	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Playa Union look like?

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Tides at Playa Union

Current tide and informaton

For Playa Union, 0 km from Playa Union.

Next High Water: 12:15pm | 4.23m

Next Low Water: 06:31am | 0.95m

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Playa Union Sea Temperature

The water temperature (10.5 °C) at Playa Union is rather cold today and the windchill (4.0 °C) will make the air temperature seem even colder, not helped by a lack of sunshine. You'll need a thick hooded winter wetsuit to keep your head warm and ideally neoprene gloves and neoprene boots too.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.