Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 12AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 237 | 229 | 214 | 149 | 326 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 224 | 176 | 156 | 158 | 286 | 259 | 329 | 329 | 324 | 246 | 234 | 225 | 242 | 239 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:23PM2.95m | 6:03AM3.02m | 6:15PM2.86m | 6:54AM2.96m | 7:09PM2.73m | 7:47AM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40PM-0.04m | 12:11PM0.31m | 00:31AM0.07m | 1:06PM0.40m | 1:23AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — |
 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 237 | 229 | 214 | 149 | 326 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 224 | 176 | 156 | 158 | 286 | 259 | 329 | 329 | 324 | 246 | 234 | 225 | 242 | 239 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 12 | SW 7 | WNW 11 | SW 7 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 43 | 79 | 79 | 104 | 6 | 72 | 50 | 69 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 20 | 85 | 88 | 18 | 41 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 38 | 75 | 38 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WNW 14 | WSW 3 | NW 14 | NW 10 | NW 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WNW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 4 | WNW 13 | SW 22 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 46 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 17 | 47 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 3 | SW 7 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 40 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 847 | 138 | 36 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 95 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1071 | 826 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 0 | 95 | 1090 |
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