
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 2PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
212 | 207 | 128 | 124 | 178 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 174 | 160 | 149 | 147 | 147 | 151 | 208 | 149 | 147 | 97 | 92 | 142 | 144 | 142 | 140 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:05AM2.01m | 11:14PM1.98m | 11:29AM2.00m | 00:29AM2.08m | 12:40PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56AM1.15m | 4:41PM0.98m | 5:22AM1.17m | 5:58PM0.94m | 6:36AM1.07m | 6:59PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
212 | 207 | 128 | 124 | 178 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 96 | 160 | 149 | 147 | 147 | 151 | 208 | 149 | 147 | 15 | 9 | 142 | 144 | 142 | 140 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 4 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
67 | 64 | 60 | 60 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 58 | 174 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 97 | 92 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 145 | 123 | 12 | 9 | — | 7 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | 10 | 12 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 0 | 120 | 1071 | 1010 | 391 | 235 | 97 | 80 | 0 | 95 | 763 | 704 | 235 | 235 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 571 |
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