Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 9AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 16 | SW 14 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 149 | 147 | 226 | 291 | 288 | 280 | 263 | 279 | 275 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 275 | 279 | 279 | 372 | 268 | 211 | 211 | 261 | 215 | 206 | 220 | 217 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:06AM2.64m | 5:39PM2.60m | 5:42AM2.54m | 6:17PM2.51m | 6:20AM2.43m | 6:58PM2.40m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM0.30m | 11:40PM0.62m | 11:59AM0.40m | 00:20AM0.72m | 12:38PM0.52m | 1:02AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | 6:08 |
mm | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | NW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 118 | 122 | 147 | 226 | 291 | 288 | 280 | 263 | 279 | 275 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 275 | 279 | 279 | 372 | 268 | 211 | 211 | 261 | 208 | 206 | 194 | 217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 15 | SW 5 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 124 | 149 | 121 | 198 | 196 | 193 | 112 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 97 | 102 | 103 | 40 | 57 | 12 | 166 | 169 | 223 | 215 | 146 | 220 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 5 | — | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | SW 5 | N 5 | NW 7 | NW 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 15 | NW 12 | WNW 16 | — | — | — | W 9 | WNW 12 | W 21 | W 21 |
| kJ | 107 | 69 | 70 | 1 | — | 2 | 20 | 102 | 99 | 93 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 55 | 39 | 95 | — | — | — | 2 | 44 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 13 | — | — | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 80 | 95 | 235 | 849 | 235 | 235 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 235 | 235 | 84 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 0 |
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