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Punta Ballena surf break

Punta Ballena surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 23 Jan 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
26.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today?

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 1AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (24 Jan)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (24 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s

Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WNW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
WNW
0.5
SW
0.5
NW
0.6
SW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)161314161515151515151414141414141414141614161613
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17314013199154146191191144142140133123121186189189123100127127125125109
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
5
NE
5
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglassononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:56PM
2.84
7:12AM
2.59
7:36PM
2.79
7:58AM
2.49
8:21PM
2.70
8:52AM
2.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:09AM
0.47
1:17PM
0.43
1:53AM
0.50
2:02PM
0.55
2:44AM
0.55
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise-----6:28-------6:28-------6:28--
Sunset6:36-------6:37-------6:37-------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1--111111----------
Temp. °C262525252524252626252525242425252625242424242425
Feels °C (?)282829293028292928282828272728272827262626262628
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