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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
26.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today?
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 5AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
108 | 151 | 226 | 284 | 263 | 252 | 275 | 272 | 268 | 264 | 261 | 243 | 239 | 239 | 253 | 261 | 261 | 257 | 200 | 189 | 183 | 180 | 180 | 140 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 12:40PM2.57m | 1:15AM2.43m | 1:30PM2.74m | 2:06AM2.62m | 2:18PM2.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22AM0.77m | 7:05PM0.57m | 7:16AM0.63m | 7:54PM0.35m | 8:07AM0.48m | 8:40PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | 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 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
87 | 151 | 226 | 284 | 263 | 252 | 275 | 272 | 268 | 264 | 261 | 243 | 239 | 239 | 253 | 261 | 261 | 257 | 200 | 189 | 183 | 180 | 180 | 140 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | SW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 11 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
108 | 88 | 36 | 37 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 36 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
22 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
— | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 138 | 0 | 42 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 826 | 826 | 235 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 826 | 829 | 235 | 97 |
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