
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (08 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 12AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
314 | 314 | 318 | 322 | 322 | 322 | 314 | 302 | 223 | 275 | 217 | 217 | 214 | 211 | 206 | 197 | 191 | 186 | 149 | 151 | 149 | 144 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:31PM2.62m | 2:40AM2.77m | 3:12PM2.69m | 3:18AM2.78m | 3:49PM2.72m | 3:54AM2.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32PM0.53m | 8:57AM0.28m | 9:12PM0.50m | 9:34AM0.22m | 9:50PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
314 | 314 | 318 | 322 | 322 | 322 | 314 | 302 | 223 | 275 | 217 | 217 | 214 | 211 | 206 | 197 | 191 | 186 | 149 | 151 | 149 | 144 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
124 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 152 | 150 | 135 | 129 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 124 | 121 | 115 | 57 | 85 | 84 | 103 | 103 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 22 | NW 22 |
2 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 235 | 138 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 28 | 0 | 833 | 704 | 163 | 138 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 235 | 67 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
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