Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 8PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 85 | 85 | 42 | 99 | 97 | 95 | 49 | 81 | 86 | 214 | 419 | 367 | 459 | 553 | 705 | 655 | 640 | 612 | 696 | 688 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:18PM2.85m | 3:54AM3.01m | 4:08PM2.94m | 4:39AM3.11m | 4:54PM2.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM0.39m | 9:34PM0.07m | 10:03AM0.25m | 10:20PM0.01m | 10:49AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 85 | 85 | 85 | 39 | 99 | 97 | 95 | 12 | 7 | 86 | 214 | 419 | 367 | 459 | 553 | 705 | 655 | 640 | 612 | 696 | 688 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 14 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | NW 13 | — | NW 13 |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 37 | 42 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 49 | 81 | 77 | 84 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | — | WSW 18 | N 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 21 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 32 | 1 | 31 | 44 | 20 | 37 | 19 | 20 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 14 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 20 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 2 | 123 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 235 | 826 | 935 | 235 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 826 | 826 | 826 | 120 | 275 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 826 | 849 | 833 | 746 |
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