Is it worth the trip?
20Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 4 ft swell at 6 s
Mon 2 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 12kJ
- Wind
- SE 8 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Tue 3 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 30kJ
- Wind
- NNE 14 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Wed 4 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 13kJ
- Wind
- WSW 7 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 9kJ
- Wind
- W 16 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Fri 6 · 37 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 101kJ
- Wind
- ESE 10 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Sat 7 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 19kJ
- Wind
- WNW 5 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Sun 8 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 3kJ
- Wind
- SSE 5 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 127, too small
- Mon 29, too small
- Tue 317, too small
- Wed 416, too small
- Thu 510, too small
- Fri 637, poor
- Sat 722, too small
- Sun 85, too small
- Mon 96, too small
- Tue 107, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–10 ftof swell
- Water 13 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 27, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 23kJ | offshorewind from the west, 15 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 9, too small | 2 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 12kJ | wind from the south-east, 8 knots | 17°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 17, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 30kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots | 22°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 16, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 13kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 10, too small | 1 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 9kJ | offshorewind from the west, 16 knots, offshore | 21°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 37, poor | 4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 101kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots | 15°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 22, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 19kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore | 25°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft5 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 3kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots | 25°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 6, too small | 2 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 17kJ | wind from the north, 23 knots | 32°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 9kJ | wind from the south-west, 12 knots | 23°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 05:34 −2.4 mHigh 11:40 +2.0 mLow 18:01 −1.6 mHigh 23:48 +2.0 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 06:33 −2.3 mHigh 12:41 +1.8 mLow 19:06 −1.5 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:50 +1.8 mLow 07:37 −2.1 mHigh 13:49 +1.7 mLow 20:15 −1.4 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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About Playa Unión
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (114°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (294°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 4.3 km out (1 in 435). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 9°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 18°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Playa Union, 0 km away (about 5 min by car).
Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: Playa Union
1 min by car · 7 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Playa Union its beds, food and every spot near it
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