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Punta Ballena surf break

Punta Ballena surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 15 Jan 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
26.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today?

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 10PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
WNW
0.5
NW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
NW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
NW
Period(s) (?)101010101020202019181818181818171616161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1048463635997979796128154209209154150184175173173171203164160113
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
SE
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
0
NNW
5
W
5
SW
5
S
5
SW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrossglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:53PM
2.17
1:54AM
2.29
2:40PM
2.28
2:41AM
2.39
3:22PM
2.41
3:22AM
2.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:48PM
0.96
8:19AM
0.63
8:37PM
0.86
9:02AM
0.51
9:21PM
0.76
9:42AM
0.40
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-----6:26-------6:26-------6:26--
Sunset6:34-------6:34-------6:35-------
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1--1143-----------------
Temp. °C262525242323232425252424242426262625252525252526
Feels °C (?)272728282728272728292828272729282828282828292828
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