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Punta Ballena surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador
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Punta Ballena surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Punta Ballena sea temperature is
26.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today?
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 7PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | |
89 | 88 | 88 | 102 | 115 | 108 | 151 | 226 | 284 | 263 | 252 | 246 | 272 | 268 | 264 | 261 | 243 | 239 | 243 | 253 | 261 | 261 | 257 | 200 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:48AM2.41m | 00:20AM2.25m | 12:40PM2.57m | 1:15AM2.43m | 1:30PM2.74m | 2:06AM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13PM0.78m | 6:22AM0.77m | 7:05PM0.57m | 7:16AM0.63m | 7:54PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
— | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | |
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Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 |
89 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 226 | 284 | 263 | 252 | 246 | 272 | 268 | 264 | 261 | 243 | 239 | 243 | 253 | 261 | 261 | 257 | 200 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
23 | 23 | 61 | 102 | 115 | 108 | 151 | 36 | 37 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
32 | 63 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 718 | 777 | 138 | 67 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 176 | 80 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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