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Punta Ballena surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador
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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
26.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today?
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 7PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | |
203 | 211 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 162 | 158 | 149 | 144 | 140 | 109 | 109 | 138 | 84 | 83 | 67 | 105 | 115 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 80 | 61 | 162 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 3:06PM3.00m | 3:43AM2.92m | 3:54PM3.06m | 4:32AM2.99m | 4:43PM3.05m | 5:21AM2.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM0.35m | 9:27PM-0.00m | 9:46AM0.26m | 10:14PM-0.08m | 10:36AM0.22m | 11:02PM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
— | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | |
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Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | NW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 16 |
203 | 211 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 162 | 158 | 149 | 144 | 140 | 109 | 109 | 138 | 84 | 83 | 58 | 54 | 115 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 36 | 55 | 162 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 59 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 105 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 39 | 24 | 38 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 3 |
18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 35 | 36 | 80 | 61 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — |
12 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 235 | 826 | 829 | 235 | 95 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 36 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 236 | 1024 | 235 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
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