Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 10AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | SW 14 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 138 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 148 | 149 | 142 | 149 | 147 | 226 | 291 | 288 | 280 | 263 | 279 | 275 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 275 | 279 | 279 | 272 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:30AM2.71m | 5:02PM2.68m | 5:06AM2.64m | 5:39PM2.60m | 5:42AM2.54m | 6:17PM2.51m | 6:20AM2.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45AM0.24m | 11:03PM0.54m | 11:21AM0.30m | 11:40PM0.62m | 11:59AM0.40m | 00:20AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | 6:08 |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | NW 18 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 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 |
| kJ | 85 | 138 | 142 | 142 | 103 | 150 | 131 | 149 | 142 | 122 | 147 | 226 | 291 | 288 | 280 | 263 | 279 | 275 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 275 | 279 | 279 | 272 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 13 | SW 14 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | SW 4 | SW 4 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 44 | 79 | 150 | 150 | 83 | 100 | 148 | 132 | 124 | 149 | 121 | 198 | 196 | 193 | 112 | 102 | 99 | 10 | 13 | 91 | 91 | 97 | 102 | 103 | 40 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 19 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 18 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 5 | — | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 14 | NW 14 | SW 5 | NW 7 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 5 | NW 15 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 90 | 44 | 44 | 84 | 150 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 107 | 69 | 70 | 9 | — | 2 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 93 | 91 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 235 | 138 | 138 | 235 | 67 | 0 | 95 | 163 | 235 | 235 | 95 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 235 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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