Is it worth the trip?
22Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 3 ft swell at 6 s
Tue 3 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 19kJ
- Wind
- N 18 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Wed 4 · 21 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 15kJ
- Wind
- WSW 10 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 10kJ
- Wind
- W 10 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Fri 6 · 21 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 138kJ
- Wind
- SE 10 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Sat 7 · 47 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 51kJ
- Wind
- NNW 7 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 13kJ
- Wind
- S 6 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Mon 9 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft3 smushy
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- E 3 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
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Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 210, too small
- Tue 312, too small
- Wed 421, too small
- Thu 514, too small
- Fri 621, poor
- Sat 747, fair
- Sun 812, too small
- Mon 98, too small
- Tue 107, too small
- Wed 115, 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
Playa Unión does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 10, too small | 2 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 11kJ | wind from the south-east, 5 knots | 17°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 12, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 19kJ | wind from the north, 18 knots | 22°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 21, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 15kJ | offshorewind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, offshore | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 14, too small | 1 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 10kJ | offshorewind from the west, 10 knots, offshore | 22°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 21, poor | 4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 138kJ | wind from the south-east, 10 knots | 13°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 47, fair | 3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 51kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 12, too small | 2 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 13kJ | wind from the south, 6 knots | 22°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the east, 3 knots | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | wind from the south-east, 2 knots | 26°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft9 s1 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | wind from the south-east, 3 knots | 18°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
- 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
- Wed 4 NovHigh 01:59 +1.6 mLow 08:44 −2.1 mHigh 15:00 +1.7 mLow 21:25 −1.5 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 Tue 3 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.
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Where to stay: Playa Union
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