Surf Forecasts:
Playa Union surf forecast from 14 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 15 Jun, 3AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 17 Jun, 12AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period, SSE swell with 1,102 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 14 Jun, 6PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa Union this week:
The surf forecast for Playa Union over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 14) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa Union in the next 16 days are 2.1m 12s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 17) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Jun 17) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6PM (Sun 14th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Mon 15th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Wed 17th Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa Union over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 12 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 110 | 125 | 72 | 170 | 184 | 153 | 194 | 185 | 1102 | 342 | 150 | 147 | 68 | 12 | 95 | 83 | 96 | 115 | 40 | 40 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:39PM4.43m | 6:55AM4.73m | 7:37PM4.62m | 7:49AM4.84m | 8:33PM4.73m | 8:42AM4.88m | 9:28PM4.76m | 9:34AM4.83m | 10:24PM4.70m | 10:27AM4.69m | 11:18PM4.57m | 11:20AM4.48m | 00:13AM4.41m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:46PM0.40m | 1:08AM0.68m | 1:41PM0.13m | 2:04AM0.58m | 2:34PM-0.08m | 2:59AM0.53m | 3:27PM-0.20m | 3:52AM0.56m | 4:19PM-0.20m | 4:45AM0.65m | 5:11PM-0.09m | 5:38AM0.79m | 6:02PM0.13m | ||||||||
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 | 8:49 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — |
 | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 10 | S 8 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 108 | 82 | 46 | 170 | 184 | 153 | 194 | 102 | 1102 | 342 | 150 | 147 | 68 | 12 | 95 | 83 | 96 | 115 | 40 | 40 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 10 | S 12 | E 9 | SSE 17 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | NE 8 | E 11 | NE 4 | S 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 110 | 18 | 72 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 23 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | S 9 | E 11 | — | — | — | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 49 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | S 9 | NW 2 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 9 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | NW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 5 | WSW 4 | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 125 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 185 | — | 12 | 139 | 14 | 16 | 95 | 7 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 867 | 867 | 0 | 311 | 827 | 868 | 859 | 867 | 751 | 752 | 752 | 1052 | 311 | 980 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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