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Punta Ballena surf break

Punta Ballena surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 30 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
26.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today?

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 5AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (30 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.6
WNW
0.5
NW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)141111151413131313131313131313131313131212121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)138150142142103111109109109858483828287858553535353535457
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
0
ESE
10
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:44PM
2.48
1:57AM
2.62
2:44PM
2.67
2:55AM
2.75
3:35PM
2.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:20AM
0.45
7:48PM
0.68
8:21AM
0.30
8:49PM
0.52
9:15AM
0.16
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise---6:30-------6:30-------6:31----
Sunset------6:37-------6:37-------6:37-
rain showers
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light rain
light rain
part cloud
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part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1---------11-----11-1265
Temp. °C252524242527262525252424252726252524242424242323
Feels °C (?)272726262829282728292626272927282827272728272424
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