Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 3AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Punta Ballena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 264 | 268 | 264 | 352 | 264 | 264 | 261 | 257 | 253 | 253 | 288 | 284 | 231 | 280 | 276 | 390 | 340 | 325 | 310 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:24PM2.06m | 10:41AM1.98m | 11:34PM2.14m | 11:55AM2.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:50PM0.97m | 4:40AM1.15m | 5:03PM0.98m | 5:53AM1.05m | 6:06PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 264 | 268 | 264 | 352 | 264 | 264 | 261 | 257 | 253 | 253 | 288 | 284 | 231 | 186 | 180 | 390 | 340 | 325 | 310 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 56 | 47 | 58 | 51 | 83 | 78 | 120 | 99 | 87 | 65 | 65 | 280 | 276 | 136 | 136 | 134 | 134 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 11 | WNW 15 | NW 10 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 25 | 34 | 34 | 55 | 30 | 21 | 27 | 149 | 149 | 148 | 233 | 214 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 61 | 63 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 4 | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 235 | 235 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 826 | 763 | 235 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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