Punta Ballena surf break

Punta Ballena surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 11 May 2026 -05
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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
27.0° 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 1AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
17
0.5
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
140
140
140
138
96
89
88
88
102
115
108
153
226
284
263
252
246
272
268
264
261
246
239
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
10
SW
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
W
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:16PM2.12m
11:48AM2.41m
00:20AM2.25m
12:40PM2.57m
1:15AM2.43m
Low Tide
5:15PM0.95m
5:24AM0.87m
6:13PM0.78m
6:22AM0.77m
7:05PM0.57m
7:16AM0.63m
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
6:20
5
3
Temp °C
26
25
25
23
24
24
25
27
27
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
24
25
25
26
26
27
28
29
26
27
27
28
30
30
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
29
27
29
29
28
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
Energy kJ
142
140
140
140
138
96
89
88
88
87
87
87
153
226
284
263
252
246
272
268
264
261
246
239
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
SW
4
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
17
0.5
SW
13
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.3
NW
13
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
NW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
NW
12
Energy kJ
44
44
5
44
42
40
23
23
61
102
115
108
88
36
37
42
43
44
27
13
27
16
14
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
13
0.3
SW
4
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.1
NW
8
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
NW
16
Energy kJ
44
2
3
3
32
63
23
22
22
22
22
6
3
3
2
2
3
17
3
1
3
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.2
WSW
2
0.1
SW
6
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
SW
5
Energy kJ
7
6
1
1
1
2
4
4
2
2
1
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
235
176
0
0
0
0
0
276
704
138
95
0
0
0
80
889
829
138
58
50
50
0
235
235
Best forecast wave conditions in Manabi
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ecuador
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
4
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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