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Punta Ballena surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador
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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
26.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today?
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 3PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | |
133 | 128 | 125 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 44 | 53 | 84 | 108 | 107 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:08AM2.85m | 7:22PM2.67m | 8:06AM2.73m | 8:23PM2.50m | 9:08AM2.63m | 9:31PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18PM0.48m | 1:40AM0.28m | 2:20PM0.61m | 2:40AM0.46m | 3:27PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | |
— | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:21 | |
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Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
133 | 128 | 125 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 84 | 108 | 107 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 6 | SW 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
30 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 26 | 53 | 65 | 43 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
36 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 399 | 0 | 95 | 704 | 235 | 138 | 36 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 236 | 833 | 746 | 746 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 1071 | 1010 | 235 | 95 | 0 |
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