Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 7PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 253 | 419 | 309 | 268 | 214 | 214 | 301 | 178 | 131 | 154 | 204 | 246 | 242 | 374 | 369 | 369 | 269 | 228 | 86 | 86 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:21AM2.75m | 7:46PM2.49m | 8:01AM2.54m | 8:33PM2.30m | 8:46AM2.34m | 9:27PM2.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37PM0.46m | 1:49AM0.64m | 2:21PM0.62m | 2:34AM0.83m | 3:12PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 253 | 419 | 309 | 268 | 214 | 214 | 301 | 178 | 131 | 121 | 118 | 246 | 242 | 3 | 369 | 369 | 269 | 2 | 86 | 86 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | W 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | W 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | NW 10 | NW 13 | W 18 | NW 9 | W 18 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SW 18 | W 14 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 100 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 58 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | — | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | W 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 8 | W 13 | NW 9 | SW 18 | W 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 8 | W 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 8 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 13 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 154 | 204 | 29 | 25 | 374 | — | — | — | 228 | 56 | 43 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 704 | 826 | 235 | 399 | 399 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 849 | 961 | 833 | 571 | 120 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 826 | 826 | 235 | 138 |
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