Punta Balcones Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.68° S 81.33° W

Punta Balcones 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Punta Balcones sea temperature is
21.7° C
3.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Punta Balcones today (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Punta Balcones at 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

Table - waves today at Punta Balcones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
1
S
8
0.7
S
12
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
93
95
124
137
178
187
181
183
214
352
276
257
342
342
336
326
316
319
444
594
573
515
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:21AM1.69m
7:48PM1.47m
8:01AM1.63m
8:43PM1.41m
8:50AM1.55m
9:51PM1.37m
Low Tide
1:03AM0.39m
1:44PM0.38m
1:45AM0.48m
2:30PM0.39m
2:36AM0.57m
3:27PM0.40m
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:29
6:29
6:29
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
23
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
21
21
22
23
21
21
22
21
21
21
21
23
21
22
23
22
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