Punta Ballena surf break

Punta Ballena surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 10 Apr 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
26.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Punta Ballena today?

The current surf forecast for Punta Ballena at 1PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)161616161615151515151515151514141414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)226226223220215204196191191191191188142171169138138164134131125127129129
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
0
SSE
0
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
WSW
15
W
5
W
5
SW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:22AM
2.05
9:32PM
2.01
10:37AM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:55AM
0.89
3:29PM
1.14
4:04AM
0.97
4:51PM
1.16
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Sunrise-6:18-------6:18-------6:18------
Sunset----6:24-------6:24-------6:24---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252527282725242424242627272525252525252727252424
Feels °C (?)282729292828272727283029292829282727283029282726
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