Punta Ballena surf break

Punta Ballena surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 24 Mar 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
27.9° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today?

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 9AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131616161313151515151515151414131313131413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61616161861021026162784254545442425451462817464828
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
S
5
S
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
0
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:24AM
2.70
7:40PM
2.69
8:21AM
2.52
8:39PM
2.48
9:30AM
2.36
9:53PM
2.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:09AM
0.21
1:29PM
0.49
2:01AM
0.38
2:27PM
0.69
3:05AM
0.56
3:41PM
0.85
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise-6:24-------6:24-------6:22------
Sunset----6:30-------6:30-------6:30---
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Rain (mm)
21331-------------------
Temp. °C252526272726262525252627272625252425262727262525
Feels °C (?)302930313130302929293029292928282728302930292929
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