Playa Ballena Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.95° N 66.86° W

Playa Ballena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Ballena sea temperature is
29.1° C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Playa Ballena today (07 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Ballena at 11PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)--
Afternoon (07 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (07 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
88
87
69
86
135
131
107
119
135
101
86
112
98
0
219
252
253
0
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
25
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:50PM0.30m
8:34PM0.31m
9:18PM0.32m
Low Tide
6:39AM0.01m
7:43AM0.00m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:58
6:58
6:57
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
28
26
26
26
28
30
30
29
28
27
26
26
28
31
31
30
29
27
Feels °C
31
30
29
29
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
31
30
29
28
30
29
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