Playa Ballena surf break

Playa Ballena surfForecast / Puerto Rico / Puerto Rico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 21 Oct 2025 AST
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Playa Ballena surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Ballena sea temperature is
29.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Playa Ballena today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Ballena at 4PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (21 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (21 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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

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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)777777777777777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)334307278286310289303312369334271271258262268278289277256256229229198205
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:12PM
0.19
8:36AM
0.24
5:19PM
0.17
9:17AM
0.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:25PM
0.18
12:43AM
0.04
4:54PM
0.17
1:02AM
0.02
1:28AM
-0.00
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-------6:22-------6:22-------6:22
Sunset--6:00-------6:00-------6:00-----
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mod rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-13112-11-11----1134122374
Temp. °C292827262625262627282726262626262828272625252526
Feels °C (?)292728282826282728282827282727262728272726252425
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Puerto Rico

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 6 km from Tocones has become light (light winds from the ESE at Country Club Extension wx). Waves should be turning clean at Tocones. 1.4m 6s windswell from the E with a 1.2m 11s groundswell from the N. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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3 km/h
SSE
Clean
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