Punta Ballena Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.18° S 80.33° W

Punta Ballena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Punta Ballena sea temperature is
26.9° C
2.9° 

Punta Ballena surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.9
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy 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)
5
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
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
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6:28
6:28
6:27
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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
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