Punta Ballena surf break

Punta Ballena surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 19 Apr 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
26.9° C
(Which is 1.2°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 5AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
WSW
0.5
SW
0.6
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141716161717161616161616161515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)160160160162164162160112129177281288274310258255295291291284229220169169
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:49AM
3.00
5:01PM
3.10
5:34AM
2.98
5:47PM
3.01
6:23AM
2.90
6:36PM
2.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:35PM
-0.06
10:52AM
0.17
11:19PM
-0.07
11:39AM
0.22
12:05AM
0.01
12:28PM
0.34
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise---6:16-------6:16-------6:16----
Sunset------6:22-------6:22-------6:22-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252525242728272625252424272827262525252526272626
Feels °C (?)292929283130292929302828313029292829292930302830
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