Playa Union Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.33° S 65.05° W

Playa Union 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Union sea temperature is
10.1°C
0.2° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Union at 1AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
1
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
349
332
122
154
230
225
181
226
211
83
81
132
104
102
102
101
157
55
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
20
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:15PM4.55m
9:43AM4.44m
9:50PM4.43m
10:21AM4.29m
Low Tide
3:27PM0.61m
3:47AM0.40m
4:04PM0.79m
4:23AM0.52m
4:40PM1.01m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
14
12
11
11
11
13
14
12
10
10
9
9
9
11
12
12
10
Feels °C
11
9
8
6
7
7
9
10
7
6
6
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7
6
6
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