Playa Union Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.33° S 65.05° W

Playa Union 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Union sea temperature is
9.1° C
0.5° 

Playa Union surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Playa Union today (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Union at 3PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Playa Union. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.8
NNE
4
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
1.3
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.9
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
33
33
31
29
33
25
23
16
16
15
11
20
22
21
14
14
12
11
86
129
226
302
499
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
N
20
NW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:35AM4.71m
8:23PM4.65m
8:29AM4.80m
9:17PM4.74m
9:21AM4.80m
10:08PM4.74m
Low Tide
2:22PM-0.06m
2:47AM0.60m
3:14PM-0.21m
3:39AM0.54m
4:03PM-0.23m
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:48
8:47
8:47
8:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:05
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
15
16
15
14
13
11
11
11
12
14
13
12
13
13
10
9
9
10
8
8
8
7
Feels °C
6
6
8
8
9
7
8
7
9
8
8
9
8
7
6
9
5
3
1
3
0
1
2
1
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